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I usually just do one pre-wash and dry of cotton fabric. Did you wash the denim fabric three times since clothing like jeans gets washed a lot?
Hi there. I needed to be home and to look at the iron and its instructions booklet. If one googled “Rowenta DW2459 Access Steam Iron with Retractable Cord and Stainless Steel Soleplate, Black,” that’s the one I am just starting to use. So far, I’m impressed.
But like so many products, some websites or (online) ordering sites only carry so many products from one brand. It was hard for me to easily find where that one was currently available.
What totally different images or patterns that have been created on each! Looking forward to hearing about the ultimate garments made.
Mary Ann, what eye-catching pieced pieces for those pin cushions. Will challenge myself to get beyond simple single fabric pieces for my next one!
I’m going to try out that pattern. Thanks for sharing. Am planning a trip to Florida in the next few months and that’s the type of clothes I’d like to wear!
Adding this one in general, maybe for 2023?!
Techniques, skills, and resources to identify fabric content:
I lurk at Value Village, Goodwill, yard sales, etc for fabric. For smaller projects, i.e. pin cushions, I’m not as concerned about fiber content. But if I find a few yards of fabric, I’m hoping for a top, vest, or something similar. Am wondering if there is interest in “how to identify fabric content” for a class or workshop. Have sent a few finds into a cool water spin ==> have a few yards to work with, could show some “it’s shrunk, obviously not okay for washing” experiences” and a good number of wash cycles, fabrics still intact.
The flowers are very cheerful!
Is Roscoe a poodle or part poodle? I have two toy poodles. They prefer me to be sitting on the sofa and knitting compared to standing at the dining room table cutting fabric or sitting there with that “white thing” of a sewing machine 🙂
Shanna, hi and welcome! Glad you got the sewing bug. I returned to sewing in early summer 2020 to make masks and have branched out to home accessories and simple tops. Have checked out a lot of sewing books from the public library. A cool thing about this group or chapter is there are neighborhood groups both during the week (different days, some nights & some during the day) and on weekends. Hope to meet you and others at some upcoming events. Have a fun time in September – congratulations!
