Your silk is certainly still good! Don't know the weight, but beautiful for suit, dress, pillows, tunic, bags, ...the list goes on! My preference would be dry cleaning if for garment, but should be washable by hand with cool water. How do you think the Chinese cleaned their garments so long ago? They had no dry cleaners! Be alert for color running, tho.

Thanks for that info. No problem re colors running, it is white embroidery on white silk.

Oh my, that sounds luscious! I envision a knockout dressy suit. Or perhaps lined pants and tunic...yum. But I don't go out much, so would need a very special occasion. Enjoy..not likely to see another garment like it.

If it is brocade I would dry clean. But make whatever you want and enjoy it. 10+ yards you have enough to do a stress test and a wash test on part of it. Lining will help too.

If I line it, what fabric should I use? It is not brocade, more drapey than that.