[MR] Thai silk source

[Robyn Becker]

This is not Habotai grade silk.  It is a heavier weave, more like raw silk,
but smoother, and shinier.  Considering that I've seen raw silk start at
$6/yard, I'd say that this isn't too bad.  Especially since the thread is
hand spun, and the fabric is hand woven (I asked).
Ask any spinner, regardless of the yarn type, how much they'd charge for a
yard of hand-spun, hand woven fabric, and I doubt it'd be as cheap as
$6/yard!
And I've done some other searches for this type of silk on the web, and it's
retailing  in other online stores for a minimum of $48/yard!  And the
descriptions are the same as for those at ethaimarket.com.

Reyne




>From: "Signora Apollonia Margherita degli Albizzi"
><apollonia at bellsouth.net>
>To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>Subject: Re: [MR] Thai silk source
>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 12:27:59 -0400
>
>They seem kind of expensive, and don't list the weight of the silk....  The
>best online source of silk I have found is www.exoticsilks.com , they have
>10 mm 45" wide China silk for $3.85 a yard, if you're willing to buy a 50
>yard bolt.  If you don't want 50 yards, it's $3.95 a yard, minimum $100
>order.  It's undyed, so you have to dye it, but that's pretty cheap....
>
>Apollonia
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robyn Becker" <reyne_telarius at hotmail.com>
>To: <brighthills at yahoogroups.com>; <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:50 AM
>Subject: [MR] Thai silk source
>
>
> > I just had to share this site with you all.  I found them on eBay, but
>they
> > have their own store as well, where you cna buy some of their items.
>They
> > have much more besides silk fabric, but that was what I zeroed in on.
> >
> > http://www.ethaimarket.com/default.asp
> >
> > Enjoy!
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