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Posted by Cheryl on June 20, 2006, 10:13 pm
I bid on, and won, a beautiful fabric offered on eBay. It's a
lightweight lycra, gorgeous paisley print, wonderful colors. I just
started working with it this week, and it's strange. I first noticed a
mark, sort of a thin dent, tried to iron it out, unsuccessfully. As
I'm working with it I notice more marks that I hadn't noticed before.
Hmm, strange. I'm making a blouse and just finished putting a zipper
in, more marks. Then I'm wondering if they are snags, but snags
actually show a run of thread. As I run my fingers over the fabric, I
see the marks appear. They are snags, from my skin. Well, I don't
have baby-soft skin, but this is ridiculous. These marks aren't really
runs, but they appear as a thin ridge on one side and a dent on the
other side.
There is still a lot of work to go on this blouse, but I'm thinking
of just chucking the whole thing. If it's this fragile, I probably
won't be happy with it. Has anyone ever experienced this sort of
problem with a fabric?
Cheryl
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Posted by Kate Dicey on June 21, 2006, 3:43 am
Cheryl wrote:
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> I bid on, and won, a beautiful fabric offered on eBay. It's a
> lightweight lycra, gorgeous paisley print, wonderful colors. I just
> started working with it this week, and it's strange. I first noticed a
> mark, sort of a thin dent, tried to iron it out, unsuccessfully. As
> I'm working with it I notice more marks that I hadn't noticed before.
> Hmm, strange. I'm making a blouse and just finished putting a zipper
> in, more marks. Then I'm wondering if they are snags, but snags
> actually show a run of thread. As I run my fingers over the fabric, I
> see the marks appear. They are snags, from my skin. Well, I don't
> have baby-soft skin, but this is ridiculous. These marks aren't really
> runs, but they appear as a thin ridge on one side and a dent on the
> other side.
> There is still a lot of work to go on this blouse, but I'm thinking
> of just chucking the whole thing. If it's this fragile, I probably
> won't be happy with it. Has anyone ever experienced this sort of
> problem with a fabric?
> Cheryl
>
Yes, usually silk satin. Best thing to do before handling such stuff is
to scrub ones' hands with a mix of a couple of teaspoons of caster
sugar or table salt and some cooking oil! Then wash that off
carefully... Skin will be left smooth and snag free, and beautifully
moisturised.
BUT be aware that this fabric may pill horribly in normal wear and in
washing.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by wurstergirl on June 22, 2006, 12:05 pm
Hi Cheryl,
Yes, I've had that happen with a fabric before- stretch chiffon. Like
you say, it presented as a blip on one side of the fabric and a dent on
the other. It was equally mysterious to me too! And like you said, it
turned out to be my sad skin causing the snags. Sorry it happened,
because your Ebay find sounds so pretty.
Pora
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> lightweight lycra, gorgeous paisley print, wonderful colors. I just
> started working with it this week, and it's strange. I first noticed a
> mark, sort of a thin dent, tried to iron it out, unsuccessfully. As
> I'm working with it I notice more marks that I hadn't noticed before.
> Hmm, strange. I'm making a blouse and just finished putting a zipper
> in, more marks. Then I'm wondering if they are snags, but snags
> actually show a run of thread. As I run my fingers over the fabric, I
> see the marks appear. They are snags, from my skin. Well, I don't
> have baby-soft skin, but this is ridiculous. These marks aren't really
> runs, but they appear as a thin ridge on one side and a dent on the
> other side.
> There is still a lot of work to go on this blouse, but I'm thinking
> of just chucking the whole thing. If it's this fragile, I probably
> won't be happy with it. Has anyone ever experienced this sort of
> problem with a fabric?
> Cheryl
>