What People Make with the Fabric I sell – Francesca’s Vintage Lingerie

I had some silky flesh pink rayon from the 1930’s or 40’s for sale in my ebay shop. The fabric was the narrow 35″ width common in older fabrics and felt like matt crepe silk, the type of stuff that underwear and petticoats were made of before the second world war. This lovely fabric was listed as imperfect as there were slightly faded lines across the piece where it had been folded in storage for many years.

Francesca is a BA Hons student studying Costume Construction for Screen and Stage at University in Wales. She bought some of the pink rayon to make into underwear for her degree show and was kind enough to get in touch when she had almost finished and enclosed photos of the underwear being made showing the detail and skill involved in her wonderful work.