What a great guide for new sewers! I did wonder about a couple of things:
- the muslin/calico thing: I believe in England the use of the terms
is the reverse of what it is here in the States. That may not be an
issue for the people you will be handing this to, but you may want to
note that for people who find your guide online
- I've usually seen batiste, cambric, and lawn as terms applied to
cottons but not linens
- (not a comment about the guide--just a question for the group, out of
curiosity) do many people use 5-7oz linen for shifts? Just curious--I
always use the 3.5 oz linen from fabrics-store.com...
- lately many of the online fabric stores (Joann's too) have been
selling cotton twill, which is a better weight for pants/tunics than
broadcloth, if one absolutely must go with cotton instead of wool. Might
be worth a mention.
- might want to warn them that if they use tropical weight wool for
garments they may need to be lined
- shantung is a tough one. From some stores, the shantung is very close
to dupioni (a sheen, and fewer slubs). In others, it's closer to a noile
(no sheen).
- dupioni vs. noile: putting these together might really confuse new
folks. Dupioni tends to be shinier and look more like "silk" to the
untrained eye, while noile tends to look more like a cotton.
- silk organza is showing up in quite a few places now. Do you want to
mention it?
- how about cotton velvet vs. rayon velvet vs velveteen: another one
that confuses people
whew! I hope that's not too much--just some musings...
- Hope
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This is my first draft, so any input would be appreciated!!
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