I tried selling this material back in the 1990's. I had it woven with the proper selvage (diamonds don't run out to the edge). I had ten pieces made, I kept 2 and I think I am down to 1. But it took me 10 years to sell those other 8 pieces. I tried to sell the data on how it was woven and I got the brush-off from Lebaron-Bonney and the guy who does the show car interiors. I was asking $100 a piece which just covered my costs. As I have said before, the Victoria association wanted to know where I had it made and when they found out they went around me and cut a deal for themselves. Everybody wants a Deluxe shade for $25. In the case of the wider shades for the Victorias and Town sedans, they want different colors and a different pattern. And people wonder why no one wants to reproduce parts. I think in the long run I am just going to shred the research done on these shades.
