Gauze, Cork & Spandex (Oh my!) — Episode 17
|Sponsored| We talk about some of our favorite tricky fabrics to sew and give you tips for sewing success. Learn how to sew double gauze, cork and spandex, just in time for summer.
Originally published 6/27/2019. Now available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe and leave us a review if you love Sew & Tell so we can grow our sewing family even larger.
Episode Summary
- Welcome
- Discussion Segment: Cork
- Discussion Segment: Spandex
- Discussion Segment: Double Gauze
- SewJo: What’s giving us our sewing mojo this week
- Sew & Tell
Sew & Tell
Answers to last episode’s question: What sewing skills do you want to improve?
This episode’s question: What’s your favorite fabric to sew with?
Related Links
- Fabric Funhouse: fabricfunhouse.com
- BurdaStyle Triangle Purse: burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/triangle-purse
- BurdaStyle Cork Cord Cover: burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/cork-cord-cover
- Embroidery on Cork Blog: sewdaily.com/embroidery/how-to-machine-embroider-on-cork/
- Mermaid Tail video: academy.burdastyle.com/courses/sew-along-mermaid-tail-swimsuit
- Video on finishing spandex: videos.burdastyle.com/courses/finishing-stretch-fabrics
- Shannon Fabrics: shannonfabrics.com/
- Spandex House: spandexhouse.com/
- Eloflex Thread: coats.com/en/Products/Threads-and-Yarns/Eloflex/Eloflex
- Spandex Workout Top Tutorial: burdastyle.com/blog/sew-your-own-workout-tank
Ongoing Sewing Pun Tally
Meg: 3
Amanda: 1
Kate: 2
Other Notes
Meg’s Negative Ease Body Measurement Calculations
For your typical 20% Spandex/Lycra 80% Nylon/Polyester blend stretch fabric with 4-way stretch: To sew a swimsuit or workout apparel garment, make sure that your pattern is about 90% of your body measurement. This is called a 10% pattern reduction.
EXAMPLE: Waist measurement is 28”. Pattern measurement around the waistband needs to be 25 ¼” (28 x 0.9 = 25.2) Note: I round up to the nearest ⅛” measurement.
In this episode we asked you:
“What’s your favorite fabric to sew with?”
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Originally published 6/27/2019. Updated 4/21/2021.
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