Each year, my family attends an Historical Ball in Greenville, NC. Everyone comes in costumes dating from the Middle Ages through World War II. Our family has enjoyed this event for the past two years. I was in need of a costume for the ball. My daughters all had the big "Civil War" style gowns with hoop skirts, and I made my husband a very authentic navy wool Union soldier uniform last year. My friend Allison mentioned that she had some left over silk from a job she did some months ago, and asked me if I wanted it. It was beautiful, embroidered 100% silk - about $300 per yard. And she had just enough enough for me to make a fancy ball gown. So I brought the silk home with me and literally turned these "scraps" into a ball gown.
