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Dressmaking terms!!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Can someone please explain to me what nap, stay stitching and selvage are please? :confused:

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The nap describes the type of fabric, for example velvet, has a nap, as when you slide your finger downwards, it's soft, but then upwards it's prickly - that's the nap.

    The selvage is usually the unusable edge of a piece of fabric.

    Stay stitching is a single line of stitching, through one layer of fabric, to stabilize the fabric, preventing it from becoming stretched or distorted
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ilora-Danon wrote: »
    Stay stitching is a single line of stitching, through one layer of fabric, to stabilize the fabric, preventing it from becoming stretched or distorted

    Machine or hand?

    Thank you!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Machine I think...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ah thank you x
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    whatcha making?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    This dress. My dorothy outfit went so well I thought I'd have a bash at something proper
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ooh, I like. What colour/patterened fabric have you chosen?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I want tartan like the pic but its expensive and I don't trust myself not to fuck it up. I think I'll choose corduroy but I don't know which colour:chin:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    royal blue, with tie dye bleached circles on the pockets.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    royal blue, with tie dye bleached circles on the pockets.

    I like, without the tie-dye though
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aw, the tie-dye was inspired! lol
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    hehe sorry! i'm thinking a nice deep blue, possibly corduroy. the pattern suggest heavyweight fabrics

    a week into it i'll be tearing my hair out. i've never put in a zip either!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i bleach tie-dyed some blue cord flares once, they were ace!
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