My sister’s best college friend is from Kolkata (aka Calcutta), in India. When she went there for a visit, I gave her money and said, “Silk. You know the sort of thing I like.”
And she did. Isn’t it gorgeous? It is so GREEEEEEEEEEEEEN and so PEEEEEEEEEEEEENK.
I can’t remember how much fabric there is, but maybe four or five metres of each colour. I have all kinds of ideas – front-runners on this specific evening would be a full-skirted 50s-style summer frock in the pink, and something trousery-jacketty in the green.
Like the Vietnamese silk I showed you a while ago, I won’t be using this while I’m still breastfeeding and/or wrangling small children, but in the fullness of time, I’ll take it out and lead it reverently to meet its fate.
Gorgeous stuff! Enjoying the site. Isn’t it wonderful to have a friend who gets “you know what I like” right?
Thanks, Sandra! Yes, it’s great to have friends who understand your aesthetic