Piña Cloth, Made from Pineapple Leaves - Threads Called piña cloth, it is a lightweight woven textile made by hand from the fibers of pineapple leaves This cellulosic fiber has unique properties that made it highly prized first in the Philippines and later abroad Traditionally, it was used for women’s blouses and shawls, and the barong tagalog, a man’s formal shirt
converting knit patterns to wovens - Threads Hi, I have several knit patterns and not enough knits to be found how can I convert these fabulous pieces to a woven fabric that has less give Thanks
How to Stabilize a Shoulder Seam with Stay Tape - Threads Place 1 2-inch-wide fusible woven stay tape along the front shoulder seamlines The stabilized front then stabilizes the back If you serge or otherwise finish the seam allowances together, you can press them to the back with the stabilizer flat, not folded Stay tape placement The shoulder seam must go through the stay tape If you are serging or sewing a pattern with 1 4-inch-wide seam
Know Your Knit Fabrics - Threads Unlike a woven fabric, which is composed of a series of warp (lengthwise) yarns interlaced with a series of weft (crosswise) yarns, a knit fabric is made up of one or more yarns formed into a series of loops that create rows and columns of vertically and horizontally interconnected stitches
Go with the Grain - Sewing Woven Fabrics - Threads The selvage is the tightly woven edge formed by the crosswise yarns—it runs parallel to the lengthwise grain Bias refers to any angle between the lengthwise and crosswise grains, but isn’t technically a grain because yarns aren’t woven at an angle True bias is the 45-degree angle and is the area with the most stretch
4 Essential Stay Tapes for Knits - Threads Learn to use stay tapes for knits for topnotch results These methods are straightforward and fast, but are rarely included in patterns