Raw silk holds a colour the way no other fabric in our cupboard does. Imperial plum on raw silk reads as depth; the same dye on a satin reads as shine, and shine is not what this house is after.
Where it works
Structured bodices, panelled skirts, anything that should hold a line. It takes canvassing well and it does not slip under the needle.
Where it does not
Anything that must fall softly. A draped gown in raw silk will look like architecture, which is occasionally the point and usually not.
