For The Love of Tulle*

T he inspiration for this blog came from my Lil (understatement of the decade!) dress collection. I have one dress with a tulle skirt and I am so surprised that I don not in fact have more! I have only worn it once and am reserving it for future 'special' occasions. Why? Because theres something about it that make me feel like a little girl playing dress-up, magical, whimsical. But that's just what Tulle does. She wraps you up, with an airlessness that shouts: "I'm as light as a fairy"! Two of the most beautiful things a girl can wear are made from Tulle: The wedding dress and the Ballerina's tutu :) This fabric transports one to a world of make-believe, girlyness and utter fabulousity!

Tulle is a lightweight, extremely fine netting that is often starched. Some of the various fibres that usually make up this fabric include silk, nylon and rayon. It comes in a wide array of colours and can also be dyed to suit your taste to any colour you would like! The name comes from Tulle, a city in the southern central region of France (we LOVE everything France*).

The majority of the fabric is made up from Bobbinet which is made by wrapping the weft thread around the warp thred thus creating a strong hexagonal design which tends to keep its shape. The result is tulle netting which is lightweight and surprisingly very durable and strong for its weight.

Coming soon: Uses for Tulle, Tell it with Tulle
















I {LOVE} the contrast of the soft and hard in this photo!



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