Out of ages of necessity, comes the present creative hobby of sewing. The advances in the modern sewing machine have made sewing a practical expressive hobby with endless potential.
Sewing taps the advanced computerized convenience, productivity, flexibility, and dependability to provide a highly creative and satisfying hobby.
Sewers today possess huge creative opportunities because of the wonderful variety and abundance of modern fabrics, colors, textures, notions, and threads.
If you have ever hesitated when trying to make decisions, you might understand the one dilemma facing the modern sewer. The huge number of choices in fabrics can be quite a challenge. Here are a few tips on choosing the right fabric for your next project.
Tip One: Read the suggestions of others. If you get an idea for a project from someone else, pay attention to their choices. If using a pattern, read the suggestions on the back of the pattern. In many cases, these are very general suggestions, but they can be helpful. If you have a project, and are unsure what fabric to use, ask for advise from others whose opinions you respect.
Tip Two: Decide on Quality Level. What quality materials will you use? Decide before you start looking. If your project is a junk craft or otherwise scrap, then let this decision guide your search. If you are planning a garment, consider the durability and texture of the materials you will need. It is important for those who sew to understand, that there are huge differences in the quality, character, and value. Many finishes are applied to completely different value base fabrics.
Tip Three: Factors To Consider. The quality and character of fabric depends greatly on the base fabric. Often the same fabric print will be produced on different greygood qualities. The fabric count can very greatly with low quality fabrics using very low thread count per inch, and top quality fabrics using high thread counts. Fabric may look the same at first glance, but be very different in real quality.
Tip Four: Educate yourself to recognize fabric quality. You can get help from sewing books, classes, sewing teachers, and fellow sewers. Price is not necessarily the best indicator. Therefore, you need to be able to identify the quality of fabric for yourself.
Tip Six: To examine the quality of fabric use your senses. Touch it, look at it up to the light, examine the weave, stretch it to see if it retains its shape, and scrunch up the fabric to see if it tends to wrinkle or not.
Six: Read the tag on top of the fabric bolt. Some stores reuse bolts, so this is not always available. However, read the tag when available. What is the content of the fabric? What are the washing instructions?
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.
Sewing taps the advanced computerized convenience, productivity, flexibility, and dependability to provide a highly creative and satisfying hobby.
Sewers today possess huge creative opportunities because of the wonderful variety and abundance of modern fabrics, colors, textures, notions, and threads.
If you have ever hesitated when trying to make decisions, you might understand the one dilemma facing the modern sewer. The huge number of choices in fabrics can be quite a challenge. Here are a few tips on choosing the right fabric for your next project.
Tip One: Read the suggestions of others. If you get an idea for a project from someone else, pay attention to their choices. If using a pattern, read the suggestions on the back of the pattern. In many cases, these are very general suggestions, but they can be helpful. If you have a project, and are unsure what fabric to use, ask for advise from others whose opinions you respect.
Tip Two: Decide on Quality Level. What quality materials will you use? Decide before you start looking. If your project is a junk craft or otherwise scrap, then let this decision guide your search. If you are planning a garment, consider the durability and texture of the materials you will need. It is important for those who sew to understand, that there are huge differences in the quality, character, and value. Many finishes are applied to completely different value base fabrics.
Tip Three: Factors To Consider. The quality and character of fabric depends greatly on the base fabric. Often the same fabric print will be produced on different greygood qualities. The fabric count can very greatly with low quality fabrics using very low thread count per inch, and top quality fabrics using high thread counts. Fabric may look the same at first glance, but be very different in real quality.
Tip Four: Educate yourself to recognize fabric quality. You can get help from sewing books, classes, sewing teachers, and fellow sewers. Price is not necessarily the best indicator. Therefore, you need to be able to identify the quality of fabric for yourself.
Tip Six: To examine the quality of fabric use your senses. Touch it, look at it up to the light, examine the weave, stretch it to see if it retains its shape, and scrunch up the fabric to see if it tends to wrinkle or not.
Six: Read the tag on top of the fabric bolt. Some stores reuse bolts, so this is not always available. However, read the tag when available. What is the content of the fabric? What are the washing instructions?
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.
About the Author:
Author Donna Trumble is in high demand for her Beginner sewing classes. Download your free copy of her Top Ten Sewing Answers one of the best sewing book for a beginner.
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