You and I must be on the same pattern wavelength! I also got that PI Polonaise pattern for Christmas. Comparing it to Janet Arnold, the shapes appear to be pretty accurate. But the instructions on construction look like modern substitutes to me (if I'm remembering correctly, I don't have the pattern in front of me now).
To tell if your fabric is silk, you can (carefully!) burn a small piece. If you get a sort of natural ash, it's probably silk. Synthetic fabric will melt instead of burning into ash. I had to do this when ordering some silk off of ebay, because the seller seemed sketchy. But lo and behold, it was real silk!
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Date: 2009-01-10 07:32 pm (UTC)To tell if your fabric is silk, you can (carefully!) burn a small piece. If you get a sort of natural ash, it's probably silk. Synthetic fabric will melt instead of burning into ash. I had to do this when ordering some silk off of ebay, because the seller seemed sketchy. But lo and behold, it was real silk!