#this is very lovely velvet. silk-rayon blend in just a gorgeous burgundy red
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this velvet appears to not have a nap and I am. so confused.
#sewing#velvet#my sewing#I'm finally finally finally getting around to actually cutting out pieces to sew from that velvet I bought back in August#first up will be the#Very Fancy Santa Hat#which has actually morphed into a hat for each me and Jack but hey I'll get a hat out of it so woooo#and after that it'll be time for the#velvet Yule dress#this is very lovely velvet. silk-rayon blend in just a gorgeous burgundy red#not a super deep pile but it drapes and moves beautifully and just looks lucious#except. the pile is the weirdest I've ever seen. some napped fabrics you can run your hand down it and it changes color#not this one. if I get my eyeline basically parallel with the fabric I can maybe see a teeny tiny bit of difference but it's subtle#I thought velvet pile always ran parallel to the selvage but this one doesn't even like to _wiggle_ parallel to the selvage#perpendicular to the selvage it wiggles back and forth but _still_ doesn't have an obvious up or down nap to it#for the hats it won't matter at all so in a minute here I'm just gonna go cut each hat piece out and just go with it#but I have spent the last hour trying to figure this out. interspersed with breaks to google and breaks to distract myself#but I don't appear to be coming up with any sudden break-throughs. it's velvet. it's silk. it has a lovely lush pile.#but somehow??? it just doesn't?? have?? a nap????#idek#I would like to figure this out before I make a floor-length princess seam gown out of the rest of the 7 yards I have on hand#but eh for the hats I suppose it really really doesn't matter
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