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Preparing to Sew!

Preparing to Sew!. Selecting Patterns, Fabrics, and Notions. Patterns. Before choosing a pattern: What is your experience level? How much time do you have? Where will you sew? What will you sew?. The Pattern Catalog.

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Preparing to Sew!

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  1. Preparing to Sew! Selecting Patterns, Fabrics, and Notions

  2. Patterns • Before choosing a pattern: • What is your experience level? • How much time do you have? • Where will you sew? • What will you sew?

  3. The Pattern Catalog • Pattern = a set of tissue pattern pieces and instructions for creating an item from fabric • Garments = clothing items that are sketched in the catalog and on the pattern envelope

  4. The Pattern Envleope • Illustrations are on front. • Back view is on back. • Look for simple patterns by these names: • Easy • Fast And Easy • Quick and Easy • 6 Made Easy

  5. Selecting the Right Size • Body measurements • Figure type • Pattern Size • Multi-sized = • Pattern Ease • Wearing ease = • Design ease =

  6. Selecting Fabric • Pattern recommendations? • Sewing Skills? • Fabric Quality? • Care Instructions

  7. Pattern Recommendations • Look on back of pattern envelope • Patterns are designed for certain types fabric • Firm • Drapable • Stretch

  8. Sewing Skills • Beginners • Closely woven • Medium weight • Overall print • Solid color • Stable knit

  9. Sewing Skills, cont • Experienced • Bulky • Nap • One-way print • Pile • Plaids • Sheer • Slippery • Stripes

  10. Fabric Quality • Clean • On grain • Grain = direction that yarns run in a woven fabric • Without defect

  11. Care instructions • Found on end of bolt • Wash • Dry clean • Iron • Flat dry

  12. How much to buy • See pattern envelope • Width = 45” or 60” • Extra for stripes, plaids, and piles

  13. Your Project Assignment • Look through old pattern books and magazines and find a picture of a garment. • Cut it out and mount it on the piece of paper provided. • Write a description of the types of fabrics that would be suitable and unsuitable for the garment. • Use descriptive words…

  14. Woven (closely, loosely) Weight (medium, light, heavy) Bulky Silky Drapable Durable Knit (stretchy) Challis Crepe Sweatshirt knit Fleece Denim Corduroy Velvet (nap) Overall print Plaid Stripes Broadcloth Shiny Textured (fur, appliqués) Chambray Flannel charmeuse Descriptive names and words to use when writing about fabric…use at least 5 of these words when writing.

  15. Selecting Notions • Thread • Zippers • Snaps • Hooks and Eyes • Buckles • Hook and loop tape • Buttons

  16. Choosing Tapes and Trims • Seam tape • Bias tape • Hem facing • Fold-over braid • Ribbing • Twill tape • Piping • Cable cord • Belting

  17. Choosing Elastics • Woven • Braided • Clear • Special-purpose

  18. Interfacings • Interfacings = placed between outer fabric and facing to prevent stretching of necklines, front closings, and buttonholes • Sew-in • Fusible • Combination

  19. Linings • A fabric used to finish the inside of a jacket, coat, skirt, dress, or pants

  20. Fusible Webs • Hold two layers of fabric together • Use heat and/or steam to apply • Iron

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