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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 30, 2009, 9:53 am
On Sep 29, 4:36=A0pm, nightmi...@gmail.com (NightMist) wrote:
Your WHAT hurts?
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> If your other fabrics are primarily synthetic,
I don't really know. They often don't say on remnants; sometimes
there's just a sticker/tag with a price. Lately, I've seen some
polyesters I would swear were natural - generally cotton. I'm running
on/with what I've been told - that with everything anchored to the
foundation it won't matter, and seeing many of the CQ blocks I'm
seeing, that seems to be true.
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> Your best odds of finding any will be in home decor fabrics.
I'm finding most of my stash in home decor (or heavy fashion fabrics).
I don't understand a lot of what you're saying yet, but I'm copying/
pasting furiously to consult DW's ponderous tomes and/or to take to
the shops and learn.
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> If you want genuine silk,
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<Sigh> What I want is what I want, and I'm so woefully ignorant I
can't even express myself - a victim of my own ineptitude! :-) If I
knew what I wanted, I'd know, but instead I have to describe what I'm
trying to acheive and that's oh so inadequate! I know it when I see
it, and there are options - I just don't know how each will hold up to
the rigors I'll be putting it through. I guess I'm taking my darts to
the fabric shops and throwing them... <frustration - not at you or
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anyone trying to help. It's me.>
Doc
Doc
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Posted by onetexsun on September 30, 2009, 11:39 am
Doc, what color are you looking for ? When I made a wall hanging that
needed lots of texture and some sheen, I went to WalMart and bought
something they tend to have all the time and it's fairly cheap. I have
no idea what it really is, but it says 'man made fiber, machine wash
gentle cycle.' I wanted a lot of texture, but didn't want to tarpunto
(I love making this a verb). I stacked several layers of good cotton
batting in the areas where I wanted texture, stitched the way I
wanted, then trimmed the batting close to the back of the fabric. I
then put the whole thing on a big piece of batting and quilted, that
way I produced two levels of texture without a lot of fussy tarpunting
(William Saffire died the other day so I think I can get away with
that word). I don't know what to call the fabric, but it's shiny on
one side than the other, really soft and looks like you could buy a
bunch and make your daughter a decent prom dress.
Good luck,
Sunny
(I may have a square foot of black, if you're interested)
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Posted by Maureen Wozniak on September 30, 2009, 9:00 am
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:35:30 -0500, Dr. Zachary Smith wrote
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> OK, Ok, ok... here's the situation...
> I'm working on a section of my CQ where I want to trapunto (can I use
> that as a verb?) a piece of shiny fabric to create a "rib" effect
> (several rows of adjacent parallel ribs - like a washboard) and
> thereby make use of the highlights as light reflects off of the ribs.
> I went through the "Practical Encyclopedia of Sewing" to try to get an
> idea of which shiny fabric would be best for the purpose but, as
> usual, I'm more confused than before I started. It would not be
> practical for me to buy several different types of fabric to
> experiment. If possible, I'm seeking some recommendations. I have
> some "flag silk" ;-), but it doesn't catch the light quite the right
> way. From the book, or if you were to put samples in front of me, I
> can't tell the difference between satin, acetate lining, silk,
> taffeta, polyester, etc. Telling me, "Then it doesn't matter" isn't
> the answer I'm looking for. Cost is not a factor as I only need a
> square foot or so, so even if I had to buy it off the bolt it's not a
> big deal. Which one I do use does depend on a few factors:
> 1.) I need someting that takes embroidery well
> 2.) wears well (or at least as well as possible)
> 3.) will take a lot of quilt-type wear & tear, bending, folding,
> pulling, etc. The CQ is to be used - not hung on a wall and admired.
>
> I can deal with stabilizers, etc. - whatever is needed to embroider,
> etc. on it.
> That's all I can think of at the moment. As always, TIA
>
> Doc
Silk Dupoini maybe?
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 30, 2009, 9:54 am
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> Silk Dupoini maybe
BTDT - I hate slubs.
Doc
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on September 30, 2009, 9:55 am
One more thought, Doc. Any questionable fabrics you'll want to launder
before using it in your CQ blocks- laundered in the way you'd launder the
entire finished quilt. Just cut a 2 or 3 inch square, wash it in the
machine or by hand as you'd wash the finished product, dry the same as the
finished quilt. Then re-measure. If it's smaller due to shredding or
shrinkage or pulled out of square it doesn't matter how perfect your shiny
might be. It won't work in your quilt. You could try it again with a piece
of fusible interfacing attached to it- that might solve any issues, too.
Just don't set yourself up for a big frustration or disappointment, please.
Quilting is too much fun to let it make ya crazy!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> OK, Ok, ok... here's the situation...
> I'm working on a section of my CQ where I want to trapunto (can I use
> that as a verb?) a piece of shiny fabric to create a "rib" effect
> (several rows of adjacent parallel ribs - like a washboard) and
> thereby make use of the highlights as light reflects off of the ribs.
> I went through the "Practical Encyclopedia of Sewing" to try to get an
> idea of which shiny fabric would be best for the purpose but, as
> usual, I'm more confused than before I started. It would not be
> practical for me to buy several different types of fabric to
> experiment. If possible, I'm seeking some recommendations. I have
> some "flag silk" ;-), but it doesn't catch the light quite the right
> way. From the book, or if you were to put samples in front of me, I
> can't tell the difference between satin, acetate lining, silk,
> taffeta, polyester, etc. Telling me, "Then it doesn't matter" isn't
> the answer I'm looking for. Cost is not a factor as I only need a
> square foot or so, so even if I had to buy it off the bolt it's not a
> big deal. Which one I do use does depend on a few factors:
> 1.) I need someting that takes embroidery well
> 2.) wears well (or at least as well as possible)
> 3.) will take a lot of quilt-type wear & tear, bending, folding,
> pulling, etc. The CQ is to be used - not hung on a wall and admired.
> I can deal with stabilizers, etc. - whatever is needed to embroider,
> etc. on it.
> That's all I can think of at the moment. As always, TIA
> Doc
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