| | 2013-12-03 00:27
From blog Sew Hopeful
A Floaty Maxi Skirt This is a synthetic satin from Spotlight from their range of retro prints. It is the most static-creating fabric I have ever worked with and it requires a good dose of anti-static spray to stop it from sucking itself to my legs like a child terrified of being separated from its mother. It also was a pain to sew with and I had a fair few issues with seams puckering when sewing. It is SO synthetic it actually "squeaks" when ironed.
Anyhow, like most "difficult" fabrics this was not a bad thing as I learnt a few tricks on how to sew this type of fabric. Once I changed to a 60/8 sharp microtex needle and also learnt how to hold the fabric taunt while feeding...
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