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Posted by Jenn Ridley on September 11, 2005, 1:58 pm
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>I just ordered some red corduroy fabric from the Fashion Fabrics Club.
>Probably should have asked this questions first. Does anyone have any
>experience with this vendor and, if so, what do you think of the quality of
>the fabric? Thank you.
I've never had any problems with the quality of their fabric, and I've
been ordering from them for over 15 years.
Sometimes the color you see on the web isn't the color you get, but
that's due to the vagaries of computer color reproduction.
jenn
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Jenn Ridley : jridley@chartermi.net
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Posted by on September 12, 2005, 11:01 am
Hi,
I just received a 10 piece order from Fashion Fabrics club. I washed
all the darks together so they would be ready to sew. When I went to
cut the fabric
I realized that all the stretch twills that I ordered stretch in the
lengthwise direction. I've never seen this before. I've been sewing
for over 40 years. These were not 4 way stretch fabrics, they were 2
way stretch which usually stretch in the width of fabric. I've never
known anyone who stretches and shrinks in height. I called the office
this morning and the girl stated that they get their stretch fabric
that can stretch either way and that they don't know in the office
which direction the fabric stretches in. When you sew a stretch fabric
for slacks, skirt, dress or jacket the fabric is naturally going to
distort in length because you are stretching it lengthwise as you sew.
There is no way of calling in the question before you order because the
girls simply have no way of knowing.
Needless to say, I am very upset because I love the website to order
fabrics
but I wouldn't take a chance again because all that money is wasted. I
can send back the pieces that I didn't wash but as you know shipping is
expensive and I purposely order enough fabrics when I order online to
make the shipping charges worthwhile. Their selection is very tempting
but I wouldn't waste the money on material that I cannot get an
accurate description of. Has anyone else every purchased 2 way stretch
material that stretches on the selvage edge
down? What would you use it for?
Thanks to everyone in the sewing groups for all of your helpful posts.
Have a great day!!
Jan
Jenn Ridley wrote:
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> >I just ordered some red corduroy fabric from the Fashion Fabrics Club.
> >Probably should have asked this questions first. Does anyone have any
> >experience with this vendor and, if so, what do you think of the quality of
> >the fabric? Thank you.
> I've never had any problems with the quality of their fabric, and I've
> been ordering from them for over 15 years.
> Sometimes the color you see on the web isn't the color you get, but
> that's due to the vagaries of computer color reproduction.
>
> jenn
> --
> Jenn Ridley : jridley@chartermi.net
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Posted by CypSew on September 13, 2005, 12:09 am
I've never ordered from FF, but know many people who do and love the
fabrics. None of them has ever complained about any thing like two-way
stretch in the wrong direction, however I was thinking about possible
solutions. Could you cut some patterns crosswise to take advantage of the
stretch? There are many patterns on the market that show either
lengthwise/crosswise, especially if it is a solid color. Just thinking out
loud.
Emily
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Posted by Cynthia Spilsted on September 13, 2005, 12:52 pm
A lot of stretch fabrics that I have worked with have the greatest degree of
stretch (and sometimes the only degree of stretch!) going down instead of
across. To use it, cut the fabric with the stretch going in the direction
you want it to, so in your case you would pretend the selvages were the cut
lengths. You have not wasted your money: it just takes a bit of
rethinking, is all.
Cynthia
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> <big snip> Has anyone else every purchased 2 way stretch
> material that stretches on the selvage edge
> down? What would you use it for?
> Thanks to everyone in the sewing groups for all of your helpful posts.
> Have a great day!!
> Jan
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Posted by on September 13, 2005, 1:46 pm
The type of stretch fabric to which you refer is not meant to be used
as "stretch" fabric, such as a knit top. This is a comfort type of
stretch, and is used with regular patterns. It simply makes garments
more comfortable to wear. The patterns should not be altered to make
them tighter; that's not the purpose. If handled carefully, stretch
fabrics will not grow when sewed.
FYI, swimwear fabrics are always cut crosswise. I used to get factory
remnants for my students, and the designs were always printed across
the fabric. This was a "grab-bag project, where each student was
required to create an original suit with the fabric they received. I
did, of course, allow them to swap if they wanted. We always got a
great collection of bathing suits and coverups for our show.
Teri
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>Probably should have asked this questions first. Does anyone have any
>experience with this vendor and, if so, what do you think of the quality of
>the fabric? Thank you.