Rayon Bourdon Cord size #6
Purchased from Lacis, Berkeley, CA

I believe something like this was used to decorate the sleeves, bodice, and skirt
of Padme's Purple Senate Dress. I suspect that the cord was dyed along with the
fabric used to make the dress in order to obtain an exact match.

Dyed Rayon Bourdon Cord

I dyed my Rayon Bourdon Cord using Fiber Reactive Procion Dye purchased from Dharma Trading.
The formula which matched my fabric best was a 1:1 ratio of Midnight Blue:Ultra Violet.
I used the dye at half the concentration called for in the instructions provided by
Dharma. All other proportions of salt, water, and soda ash were kept the same
as the instructions called for. Only the amount of dye was reduced by 50%.

COSTUME FABRICS |TABARD EMBROIDERY | HEAD DRESS | NECKLACE | BROOCH
CORDING DYE NOTES | VELVET DYE NOTES | PURPLE CORSET | FARTHINGALE | SKIRT | SKIRT MOCKUP | BODICE | VELVET COAT