- Knits and Wovens: Whats the Difference? - Threads
There are two basic categories that fabrics fall into: knits and wovens Learn how to better understand and identify these categories
- A Guide to Indispensable Elastics for Garment Sewing - Threads
Find out how to choose from knit, woven, and braided elastics Then learn three ways of applying them to your next garment sewing project
- 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
- Learn about Different Types of Garment Fabrics from Threads Magazine
Discover the different types of garment fabrics on the market, including batiste, broadcloth, brocade, calico, canvas, challis, charmeuse, chenille, chiffon, and more!
- Combining Fabric Weaves and Weights - Threads
Loosely woven fabrics, lace, and novelty knits can complement tightly woven taffeta, velvet, menswear wools, and even denim Treat them similarly to fabrics of varying textures Use a knit and a woven together, a woven and leather, a knit and leather, chiffon and wool tweed, taffeta and denim
- How to Reweave Woven Fabrics - Threads
The hole was patched, but the join that holds the patch to the garment was woven into the fabric In the past, home sewers could buy kits that included instructions and special “needles” to painstakingly undo moth damage, but this skill is almost forgotten and the needles—fine, miniscule latch hooks—have all but disappeared
- 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
- A Handy Chart of Fusible and Sew-in Interfacing - Threads
Before you cut and apply a fusible or sew-in interfacing, you must choose the right one Here's a list of interfacings type and thickness
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