Help Identifying Fabric - Working on Wedding dress

[Jenny Hayes]

Hello,
New here! I have searched all over the internet and feel stuck. I could not find a resource online to ask that is fabric specific, so I am hoping someone here can help? I bought some fabric for my wedding dress. The only info on the bolt was that it was made in France. The employee didn't know anything. I asked a lace vendor that they said it wasn't 'lace'. I think it is polyester. I am trying to dye it a dark-ish blue color and it's been challenging. Anyone know what this fabric is called so I can try to find out fabric content online or maybe buy it in another color? Thank you in advance for any ideas!

 

[Pinkcoke]

Jenny have you seen our fabric resource?
http://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource-guide-terms-of-use/
You can use it to help determine the fibre, and type of fabric it is.
I agree it looks like a man made fibre from the photos and dye attempt. You may not be able to dye it :/

 

[Jenny Hayes]

Jenny have you seen our fabric resource?
http://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource-guide-terms-of-use/
You can use it to help determine the fibre, and type of fabric it is.
I agree it looks like a man made fibre from the photos and dye attempt. You may not be able to dye it :/

Thank you for replying.
I have tried looking it up on the resource page, but I don't even know what to call it? I looked up tulle, lace, netting, flocking...It has some kind of tulle on the back, and it's not traditional lace. I am at a loss.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Can you get some real close ups, of both the front, and the back and we can perhaps help you identify it.

 

[denisebrain]

Really close up photos would definitely help!

My first thought is that it is is a burn-out fabric, and if it is, there would be more than one distinct fiber (the ground plus the slightly raised pattern). If you try doing a thread burn test, you would need to separate these two elements and test them separately.