Silk!

[isabelladangelo]

Realizing today was the last day to use my coupons for Joann's and it being a mile away from the house, I decided to take a trip down the road. I'm glad I did. Joann's has dupioni silk in COLORS now. Forever, they've only had cream, black, and sometime red. There just weren't any other colors. The cream was great since you can dye that but it was rather disappointing in terms of variety.

Today I went in and they had colors like blue! In two different shades! And green! and even a pink! I'm using the pink for the hirka (underjacket) for the Turkish outfit. :-) I bought some drop dead gorgeous aqua silk for a summer Italian dress. I want to add some pink velvet trim to it for a neckline. The color is just *gorgeous*.

Anyway, Joann's has *color* silks now. With all the coupons I have, it's cheaper to buy that at Joann's than to buy it online. That, and I don't have to wait for it to arrive for a week and worry that the mailman will put it on the porch and the package will get rain or snowed on.

Comments

[cathgrace.livejournal.com]

Maybe you have a weird Joann's, because Joann's has always had colored silks in every state and place I have ever lived - I think ours currently has 8-10 different shades and we used to get it when we were assigned in UT for $5 a yard at their big end of season sales.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be too surprised about that. The Joann's I have does seem to get an odd assortment. They are typically really amazing on linen or linen blends but they are also sketchy at best on silks. Honestly, their wools tend to be better stocked! Maybe it's because of the Normans and Norse that live in the area....;-)