This velvet is soft to the touch and reads immediately refined — a fabric for occasion wear and considered decor. 450 g/m² at 140 cm wide: calculate your yardage from the width, not from the pattern alone. Material: 100 % polyester.
A fabric in Blue is undemanding in daily use and suits almost every second colour. Press at moderate heat — viscose and polyester do not take cotton temperatures. Before cutting, a look at the care symbols on the article pays off. Fabric by the metre is cut in one piece; your ordered length arrives as a single cut.
What Samt Caracas Blau von Swafing is suitable for
- blouses and tunics
- scarves and wraps
- kimonos
Quantity and ordering
Minimum order 0.2 m, in steps of 0.1 m.
Frequently asked questions
Scissors or rotary cutter?
On slippery goods the rotary cutter, because it does not lift the fabric. Scissors drag the layer along and the edge is no longer true.
Why does the seam pucker?
Because needle and stitch length do not suit the fabric. A fine needle, a shorter stitch and less presser foot pressure solve most of it. On very thin goods tissue paper under the seam helps, torn away afterwards.
What ironing temperature?
Moderate, and from the reverse. Viscose and polyester do not take the heat used for cotton; too hot and the surface turns shiny or melts.
Which needle do I take?
A fine universal or microtex needle. The thinner the fabric, the finer the needle: too strong a needle leaves visible holes that never close again.
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