All about Fabrics for making clothes

Learn everything about fabrics, and textiles you can use in sewing and fiber arts, and also about fiber properties, fabric care, and sewing material selection.

Explore my perspectives about natural and synthetic fabrics, textile behavior, maintenance tips, and how different materials affect garment construction, comfort, and durability.

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Important factors to consider when getting fabric for sewing

LATEST Articles on all types of fabrics

Fabric defects & the right side : What you need to check before cutting & sewing

Making clothes with French terry fabric: Sewing tips to remember

25 Different types of Rayon fabrics

What Thread count is a good enough for different fabrics

Taking care of white clothes : 15 tricks to whiten them when dirty

Fabric GSM in dressmaking

How to use Spray Starch or Sizing to stiffen fabric

Warp & Weft of fabric & their role in weaving

Which fabrics should be drycleaned before and after sewing? (Dry cleaning symbols & Do not dry clean symbol explained)

Basketweave Fabrics

Plain weave & the best of fabrics in this weaving type

Soften and make wool less itchy (Easy ways)

Cotton as a dressmaking fabric: Benefits and how to know you have 100% cotton

Camouflage patterns in clothes and fabrics

Bottom weight fabrics for sewing Pants, trousers & Jeans

Selvage edge of fabric -6 FAQ answered

Spandex and Stretch (How to select the fabric for elasticity)

What is Sherpa material? {Real vs Faux Fabric Characteristics}

How to wash Rayon (& read the care label symbols properly)

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