GSM = Gram per square meter or weight of fabric in gram per one square meter; It is the metric measurement of the weight of the fabric. The higher the GSM, the denser the fabric; the lower the GSM, the lighter and thinner the fabric. It is important in dressmaking as it affects the weight, … Read more
Us humans always try to find the easiest way to do a job. That is how smart we are (or is it laziness?). Spray starch is ‘that’ smart way to starch at the last minute. The easy way to a beautifully crisp, pressed garment. Have you tried it? Here is my experience when I did. … Read more
When you get interested in fabrics, you will inevitably be fascinated by how the threads interlace together in woven fabrics to form their basic structure. And warp and weft yarns form the basis for the fabric structure. The weaving process involves two distinct elements: warp yarns and weft yarns. Understanding these integral components of fabric … Read more
Drycleaning is expensive and is not the most environmentally cleaning method out there, but some times one has to do what one has to do. Prewashing of fabrics before sewing is a recommended advice for all sewists, but what to do when some fabrics are marked “dry clean only”. If you mean to dry clean … Read more
Have you noticed how a straw basket is woven? There is a distinct pattern to it. The basket weave pattern on woven fabrics takes after this pattern of weaving on the baskets, I guess. Two or three of the straws/reeds interlacing with each other in an under over, under over pattern. You get the similarity? … Read more
A lot of fabrics we know are made by a process called weaving. It has been so from the time man discovered fabric making. In weaving, the fabric is made by interlacing the yarns made from fibers. Out of all the weaving processes, plain weave is the simplest and most commonly used weaving pattern – … Read more