The Right Fabric For Your Next Project
by Donna Trumble
Discover the worlds greatest hobby. Not only is sewing exceedingly practical, it is also relaxing, personally satisfying, and creatively expressive. Sewing stands alone as a hobby derived from millenniums of necessity and work. The invention of the sewing machine and subsequent improvements transformed much of the world. While the textile industry has largely relocated to Asia, the creativity and expressive possibilities have become a modern passion.
Modern sewing is blessed with amazing computerized creative machines with loads of convenience and productivity features. The possibilities have become almost endless. Whatever you can imagine, you can create. Clothing construction, home decorating, heirloom projects, crafts, quilting, embellishing, and embroidery have become so easy that millions are engaged in this expanding hobby.
Sewing is also blessed by the rich array of sewing threads, notions, and fabrics. Colors and textures are available today that could not even have been dreamed about when the sewing machine was first invented.
Making choices in light of all the amazing options available today is one of the biggest challenges facing the modern sewer. Therefore, the following nine tips are offered to help you make creative choices on fabrics for your next project.
Tip One: Get advice when you need it. Read the suggestions in sewing books and on the back of patterns you are using.
Tip Two: Consider Quality. If you think about your project, and how much time and effort you put into it; ask yourself what quality materials do you need? Rest assured there are differences in quality. Three bolts of fabric may look just alike, one may be junk, another may be good quality, and the third may be top quality. Durability, finished appearance, and ease of sewing can vary greatly based on the quality of the fabric.
Tip Three: Understand grades of fabric. Fabrics are produced by first producing greygoods or the base fabric. If this greygood piece is woven, you may have one fabric made of 20 count, another of 60 count, and another of 200 count. By count we refer to the number of threads per inch. Obviously, the more threads in the greygoods, the better the fabric will be. The same print, coloring, or finish can be applied to each of these varying qualities of fabric. If you sew a project with low end goods, it will not wear as well or retain its quality as long as better quality materials.
Tip Four: Learn how to identify quality in fabrics. Read books on fabrics. Take classes. Ask sewing educator about identifying quality. Price is not the only indicator. Generally, poorer quality goods will cost less, but prices do still vary. The key is identifying the real value of the fabric.
Tip Five: How do you tell the quality of a fabric? Touch it. How does it feel? Hold it up to the light. How much light can you see through the fabric? Look at the edges. Do you see signs of potential fray? Examine the fabric for grain line. Is the fabric square? Is the bias consistent? Stretch a portion between your hands. Does the fabric hold its shape if you stretch it? Scrunch it up in your hands. Does it wrinkle easily?
Tip Six: Check out the labels on the end of the bolt. Check out fabric content and washing directions.
Tip Eight: Cotton fabrics are very popular because of their easy of use and the wide variety of colors and prints available. It is recommended that you pre-wash cottons to set the fabric and prevent shrinkage problems later.
Tip Nine: Many other fibers have been blended with cotton yielding an even more versatile fabric. Polyester is often blended with cotton provide a wrinkle free fabric. Check the fabric label and remember blended fabrics will retain the features of both original fabrics.
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Title: The Right Fabric For Your Next Project
Author: Donna Trumble
Email: DrTrumble@gmail.com
Keywords: learn to sew, how to sew, sewing instructions, beginner sewing,fabric,sewing,hobbies,crafts
Word Count: 628
Category: Hobbies
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