| Sewing is such an incredible means of self-expression. | | | | stretchy. You'll want to make sure you support the |
| You can make clothes, items for your home, functional | | | | fabric well as you feed it through the machine. |
| or non-functional art, it's never-ending. When you've | | | | Additionally, using a serger is probably your best bet, |
| been sewing a long time, you become used to how | | | | otherwise you'll need to peruse your sewing machine's |
| different fabrics behave, how they drape and how | | | | knit stitch options (even if zig-zag is all you have to |
| easy or difficult they may be to sew. If only all fabrics | | | | work with). Don't forget the ball-point needle! |
| were as easy to sew as your basic cotton muslin, life | | | | Fake Fur can be annoying simply because the pile's so |
| would be oh, so lovely. | | | | large. It generally sews well (though you'll want to use |
| Unfortunately, with man's great fabric inventions often | | | | a heavier needle) but you may have to sew with your |
| comes an amount of difficulty that requires some | | | | presser foot raised and manually feed the fabric |
| practice to make perfect. Here are a few fabrics that, | | | | through. Depends on how heavy a "fur" you've |
| I think, warrant a "watch out, this can be annoying to | | | | chosen. |
| sew" warning. However, I do not at all want to deter | | | | Chiffons and Silk fabrics are just plain slippery and |
| anyone from working with and enjoying these fabrics | | | | because of this, they require a lot of pinning |
| in your projects, just understand that some of them | | | | beforehand. Yes, I'm guilty of simply holding pieces |
| take special needles, thread, techniques and patience. | | | | together as it feeds through but it's a pain in the rear |
| Spandex and lycra. I love this type of fabric and have | | | | and the time spent pinning properly is more than made |
| made many a successful bathing suit from it. It can be | | | | up with the ease of sewing. |
| a little difficult to sew though, as it's so incredibly | | | | That's it for now. Happy sewing! |