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Old 04-23-2011, 05:51 PM
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Sunbury
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Hi. I'm new here. I actually just joined because I love working with silk dupioni. My avatar is silk dupioni. I treat it the same way I treat cotton except I use Fray-Check on every seam right before or right after I sew it. I have even used it for a couple of appliqued quilts, but never anything larger than a lap quilt. I use a cotton setting to iron and a lot of steam. I always steam it before I cut anything out in case of shrinkage. I have never had a water spot or anything like that. You have to be very careful about the grain because it really reflects light and can look like a different color from different directions. I don't wash it because it loses it's shine and body. Whew, I can't believe I actually posted! BTW I really love this forum.
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