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Fabric Buying Bus Trip to Melbourne Stores

Sunday, August 18th, 2019

We had a fantastic time on our Fabric Buying Bus trip yesterday from Geelong to Melbourne!

We visited 5 fabulous fabric stores in Melbourne.

If you would like to join us for our next trip click on the link below and book your seat ASAP as tickets sell fast.

www.mareepigdon.com/book-a-class.html

The stores we visited on this trip were:

Fibre Smith, Rathdowne Fabrics & Remnants, The Fabric Store, Drapers and The Cloth Shop!

If you would like to join our sewing classes in Mount Duneed you can book your place now while there are still a few positions left at:

www.mareepigdon.com/book-a-class.html

Our sewing classes are taught in a friendly, professional and uplifting environment.

We look forward to welcoming you into our sewing school!

Happy Sewing,

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
M: +61 (0)447744776
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

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Gingham Fabric

Friday, March 1st, 2019

Gingham is another fabric we expect to see on our Fabric Buying Bus Trip on Saturday 30th March 2019.

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Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton blend yarn. It???s made of carded or combed yarns, medium or fine yarns, where the colouring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain (weft).

Gingham is easy to sew as a woven 100% cotton fabric. It???s ideal for kid???s clothing, trims, dresses, shirts and skirts. Historically though, it was best known for table cloths and aprons, which are still popular today.

Why is it called Gingham?

Gingham comes from the Malayan word genggang, or striped.

How to identify Gingham?

You can spot Gingham from its contrasting-check, generally white and coloured with even-sized checks. Back in the day, it was distinguished primarily for being a ???dyed on the yarn??? fabric, meaning the yarn is dyed before it is woven.

TIPS

- Gingham washes well but ensure you pre-shrink your fabric before sewing.

- Align your fabric properly before cutting, lay it perfectly flat and align the check to the pattern and grain direction.

- Cut Gingham on the bias for added design features!

If you would like to join us on our fabric buying bus trip click on the link below to book your seat before they run out!

BOOK NOW

Happy Sewing,

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
M: +61 (0)447744776
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

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Linen Blend Fabrics

Thursday, February 28th, 2019

Another fabric we expect to see on our Fabric Buying Bus Trip on Saturday 30^th March is a Linen Blend.

It is similar to 100% Linen with its key feature being the cool comfort linen provides, (which is perfect for hot climates) however linen blends have the wearability of its blended fabric and are significantly less prone to wrinkle than pure linen.

What is Linen usually blended with?

The blends are not often disclosed however its common for blends to contain cotton, rayon, polyester and sometimes viscose.

Linen/Cotton ??? Cotton softens linen and keeps the fullness of linen while reducing the wrinkles and keeping a crisp look.

Linen/Rayon ??? Rayon blended with linen creates a substantially softer fabric with more fluid drape and a subtle sheen from the rayon.

Linen/Polyester ??? Polyester helps linen to wash better, wrinkle less, and retain colour-fastness. Depending on the type of fabric, polyester usually softens the feel of linen as well, but in a synthetic way.

What can you make from Linen Blends?

Linen Blends come in a range of plain colours and prints, they are a light to medium weight fabric and perfect for dresses, skirts, tops, pants, suits and more!

When you join our fabric buying bus trip you will discover our top tip on how to cut linen blends to reduce the wrinkle even further.

If you would like to join us on our fabric buying bus trip click on the link below to book your seat before they run out!

BOOK NOW

Happy Sewing,

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
M: +61 (0)447744776
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

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