Obscure fabric question(s)

[vorindi]

Does anyone know what that fabric that's different colors from different angles is called, and do they make it in things other than just solid colors?

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[kadharonon.livejournal.com]

Er. I'm not sure it actually has one name, since I think you can make it out of different fibers. Iridescent something, maybe? I dunno.

You MIGHT be able to find it in stripes or something... I also have no clue if it comes in other than solid colors.

Of course, I could be thinking of something entirely different.

[3rdragon]

Tonje and I have decided that it happens pretty often with silk satin, but can't come up with a name for it specifically.

[relique.livejournal.com]

I've heard it called "flip flop" by a seamstress. A quick google doesn't offer much.

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