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Posted by Sharon Hays on October 19, 2006, 12:42 pm
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> I received a catalog from Chadwick's yesterday and there were pages of
> chocolate/moleskin items. I've never ordered anything from them, nor do I
> intend to, but I like looking at their fashions. It seems I am going to
> have to check out a fabric store to see if some fabric I have, given to me
> last year, is really moleskin or what.
> Emily
If it's what I've seen called moleskin, it will look and feel like suede on
the right side. It should have a little bit of stretch crossgrain. And the
wrong side is a slick satiny finish. It does ravel like crazy, serging
usually takes care of that. Be careful of your iron setting because, like
all synthetics, it can scorch if you get the iron too hot. But other than
that, I think it's a very easy fabric to work with. My 2 cents. ;)
Sharon
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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by W.Boyce on October 19, 2006, 3:25 pm
Sharon Hays wrote:
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>>I received a catalog from Chadwick's yesterday and there were pages of
>>chocolate/moleskin items. I've never ordered anything from them, nor do I
>>intend to, but I like looking at their fashions. It seems I am going to
>>have to check out a fabric store to see if some fabric I have, given to me
>>last year, is really moleskin or what.
>>Emily
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> If it's what I've seen called moleskin, it will look and feel like suede on
> the right side. It should have a little bit of stretch crossgrain. And the
> wrong side is a slick satiny finish. It does ravel like crazy, serging
> usually takes care of that. Be careful of your iron setting because, like
> all synthetics, it can scorch if you get the iron too hot. But other than
> that, I think it's a very easy fabric to work with. My 2 cents. ;)
>
> Sharon
>
The original moleskin was a cotton fabric and was common in the UK for
"roadmenders" trousers and was very, very durable and soft: comfortable
to wear. Most of the "moleskin" I see today is synthetic like Sharon
said, but is not as comfortable. Cotton moleskin clothing looks rumpled
like work clothes; synthetic is more stiff and slightly more "formal"
looking. At least that's my experience. JPBill
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Posted by CypSew on October 20, 2006, 12:59 am
Thanks for the info, JPBill. This is exactly as Sharon described and I'd
thought all along it was most likely synthetic.
Emily
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Posted by CypSew on October 20, 2006, 12:57 am
Thanks Sharon. this a very pretty piece of mauve, that I think will be
enough for a skirt for me and maybe a jumper for the little one. If not a
jumper, then surely a skirt, as well. She said she wants us to have
matching outfits, I told her I'd get something to make her DM, me and her;
she said, "No,just you and me, Gramma." I thought, okay, maybe another
day. 8YOs can have a mind of their own.
Emily
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Posted by Sharon Hays on October 20, 2006, 10:22 am
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> Thanks Sharon. this a very pretty piece of mauve, that I think will be
> enough for a skirt for me and maybe a jumper for the little one. If not a
> jumper, then surely a skirt, as well. She said she wants us to have
> matching outfits, I told her I'd get something to make her DM, me and her;
> she said, "No,just you and me, Gramma." I thought, okay, maybe another
> day. 8YOs can have a mind of their own.
> Emily
You're very welcome. :) That will make great skirts for you gals. And you
are so right 8YOs can Definitely have minds of their own!!! lol Now that
my DD is getting to be more of a teenager every day, I think that 8YO
stubborn was just training wheels for Mom heh heh
Have fun making for you and your little pal. She will be tickled to pieces
with it I'm sure!
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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> chocolate/moleskin items. I've never ordered anything from them, nor do I
> intend to, but I like looking at their fashions. It seems I am going to
> have to check out a fabric store to see if some fabric I have, given to me
> last year, is really moleskin or what.
> Emily