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By Joi Mahon Threads #195, Feb./March 2018. A pattern intended for wovens can be revised to look great and feel comfortable in knits. Pattern: McCall’s 7659, modified. Fabric: cotton-blend jersey, courtesy of ArtGalleryFabrics.com. Consider combining a beautiful knit fabric with your favorite woven pattern for a comfortable, stylish garment.
On flat knits, factories apply round blobs of starch or glue along the lengthwise edges to prevent them form curling. Along the width, or cut edge, the fabric doesn’t fray. The lengthwise edges of a woven fabric, called the selvages, are strong and don’t move. The cut edge along the width of he fabric frays. By Jan Bones and Pamela Howard.
Feb 14, 2002 · To make the pattern from a woven fabric, you'll need to add more ease by cutting the pattern larger. So adapting a pattern for a woven fabric will be easier with a pattern designed for fabrics with a smaller amount of stretch, like 25%. Patterns designed for fabrics with 50 to 75% stretch (like swimsuits, for example) are often cut even smaller ...
The give of the knit fabric has been worked into the wearing ease in these patterns. That means that in order to make them wearable in woven fabrics, you would have to split the pattern apart and add ease or room through the middle of the pattern as well as the sides. If you are willing to play with them, it is possible, but an awful amount of ...
Nov 12, 2012 · Combining Fabric Weaves and Weights. Create a stir with garments that combine textures, prints, fibers, and weaves. By Mary Ray Threads magazine - 164 - Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013. Model left: Combining knits and wovens in a variety of prints and textures is entirely possible when you’re armed with the right techniques, as in these versions of Vogue ...
This handy chart, excerpted from Denise L. Bean’s article, “Interfacing: The Inside Essential,” Threads #103 (Oct./Nov. 2002), breaks the choices down into three main types—woven, nonwoven, and knit— and then in terms of thicknesses.
Sep 19, 2007 · A reversible fabric woven on jacquard looms. Flatter and more durable than its cousin, brocade. Usually woven in a solid color. Damask is one of the oldest fabrics. Uses: Shirts, dresses, jackets, home decor. Machine- or hand-washable, some (woolens) require dry-cleaning. Sewing Difficulty: Easy to moderate. Denim. Contents: Cotton, cotton blends.
Jul 7, 2014 · Fusible underlining gives a two-way stretch knit added body. Light, drapey silks hold their shape with added underlining. 1. Sheer woven, 36 inches wide, with a crepe-like texture and some crosswise stretch. It’s available from Professional Sewing Supplies, 2623 Boylston E, Seattle, WA 98102 (206-324-8823).
Aug 25, 2021 · Making Single Layer & Reversible Garments. Apply clever engineering to double-faced fabrics. By Becky Fulgoni, Threads contributor Threads #199, Oct./Nov. 2018. Show your quiet—or bold—side with a reversible knit top. Contrasting serged seams create interesting style lines on the print side. Pattern: top, McCall’s 7538; skirt, author’s ...
STICS USES APPLICATION METHODTypes and applicationsElastic is. vailable in a variety of forms from thread to band. . The structure is commonly knit, woven, or braided. Woven and knit elastics maintain their width when stretched and usually can be sewn directly to fabric, whereas braided elastic na. rows when stretched, and should be used in a ...
