Well, new to me, anyway! I am The Incredible Shrinking Woman at present, and need a new outfit for Christmas and New Year... The one I wore last year is 28 lbs too big! :) So, unfortunately, is the magical sari jacket I wore with it. I want to make another, so while I was in Coventry at the weekend, I bought another sari. This one is black and pale gold silk and rayon mix, and very pretty. It was £38, which wasn't bad. I also found some black crushed panne velvet to make a dress to go under it, which will be nice and warm! This was only £2.50 per m, 60" wide, so I bought 5 m, which should give me enough for almost anything! Something a little bit mediaeval might be nice... I shall look very Gothic!
I also bought a mile or two of lovely braid at less than high street prices, so have plenty on hand for a nice job or two... And I know where to look for more when I finally come to do the Elizabethan court dress project. Maybe this lovely lot will get me out of the sewing doldrums, though possibly not this week, as I have a stinking cold! Grr!