A fun blog for needlewomen
Can you use any scissors for fabric? Ursula from LDH Scissors said “Any scissor can be used to cut fabric but there [are] different design elements that go into making a fabric shear that make it a better choice to use with fabric. Do you need special scissors to cut fabric? “A dedicated pair of …
Cable Knit fabric is a double knit fabric made by the special loop transfer technique. The wales in the fabric have a rope-like an appearance, where plaits are based on the transfer of loops with adjacent wales. Is knit a fabric? Knit fabric is a textile that results from interlocking yarn together with long needles. …
When you construct a garment by sewing, you construct it inside out. You have to flip it to get it right-side out. The reason you build it inside-out is because it ends up tidier that way, with less work. Generally, the goal is to hide the stitching and/or the seam allowance. Do you sew inside …
When you have an embroidered logo on a white shirt, there’s a good chance you can safely launder the shirt with bleach. First you need to confirm the shirt is made of bleach-safe fabric, then you can check a hidden part of the embroidery thread for colorfastness to bleach.
What is this? You can accomplish this by washing the shirt and stretching it while it is wet, soaking it in a solution of water and hair conditioner and then stretching it, or using a specialized stretching tool to enlarge a specific portion of a shirt, such as a collar. Can you stretch out a …