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From: berrin@cs.dartmouth.edu (Berrin Yanikoglu)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Mail order Polarfleece?
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:36:25 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Hi,

Does anyone know of a mail order company that sells good quality
polarfleece? 

berrin
-- 
berrin
From: gorman@acsu.buffalo.edu (Anne-Marie K. Gorman)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Interfacing for knits
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:33:29 GMT
Organization: UB


Are you supposed to use the regular non-woven interfacing when
sewing knits?  It doesn't stretch like the fabric does.  I compro-
mised by not sewing the interfacing to the fabric facing along
all the edges, so there's still a little give, but I'm wondering
whether I should have used a different kind of interfacing.


Anne-Marie
-- 
===============================================================================
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Human factors/ergonomics      cruising!  Time flies twice as fast when you're
University at Buffalo         having twice as much fun.
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From: 2810153@QUCDN.QueensU.CA (Anastasia Silver)
Subject: Re: patterns for skatins clothes
Organization: Queens University at Kingston
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:19:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.142117.1363@Arco.COM>
dbgrvv@edp.arco.com (Rosana VanDerGrinten) writes:
 
>In article <BvCtM0.HKB@world.std.com>, WendyC@world.std.com (Wendy I Chadwick) writes:
>|> Does anyone know of any other patterns for ice skating skirts, dresses or
>|> tights besides the ones by Stretch and Sew?  I sew for my daughter (and
>|> her friends) They are mostly 7 yrs old and are competing now.  I look
>|> forward to hear from anyone with more information.  Thanks Wendy
>
>I don't think there are lot of patterns for skating other than the style
>that Stretch and Sew have.
 
If you can get Kwik-Sew patterns where you are, they also make patterns for
skating (I know, I've got one...).  It's been a while since I checked their
catalogue, though, so I'm not too sure on the size.  Worth looking at, though.
--
Anastasia Silver, AKA Bronze Tigress  ____  2810153@QUCDN.QueensU.CA
These are my opinions, not QUCDN's    \/\/
From: psburns@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (MAUREEN BURNS)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: My new blazer:  Lining question...
Date: 5 Oct 92 16:57:00 GMT
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Don't you just feel so proud when you finish a garment!???

I just finished one of my best:  I made a lined blazer out of a beautiful 
printed denim-like cotton fabric.  It was my first attempt to make a lined 
jacket, and it wasn't the nightmare that I thought it was going to be.  
I had a few small problems, but nothing that made me want to scream. 

I think the pattern was McCalls ( I don't have it in front of me), and it's 
a simple un-tailored, longish, boxy shawl collared jacked.  The pattern 
envelope has "The 4-hour Jacket" emblazoned across the top of it.  Either 
they lied, or didn't count the time of handwork on the lining, or they 
overrated my ability to sew.  I'm sure it was the last!  

Anyway, down to my lining question.  Early in the construction of the 
lining, the instructions say to baste a 1.5" fold down the vertical length of 
the back, taking stiches about 2 inches in the middle, top and bottom.  
This "pleat" is then pressed to one side, and basted to the seam allowances 
at the top and bottom.  (Is this clear?  Really, what it looks like is just 
a center seam, pressed to one side.)  I figured it was just to provide some 
extra room in the lining when the whole thing was done.  The thing is, 
there never is any instructions about removing the basting stiches.  Is 
this intentional?  Now, I'm not sure if I want to remove them because I 
don't want ugly needle holes down the length of an other-wise gorgeous 
jacket.  The lining isn't too tight.  It fits really well. 

I love the jacket!  It really gives me the courage to try something more 
tailored and fitted.  I even went so far already to buy some beautiful 
tartan plaid for a suit that I lusted after in a pattern book.  


Thanks,
Maureen
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From: rabbit@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Aleta Hanna)
Subject: Re: Environmental fabric use; suggestions and question
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 19:28:19 GMT

In article <joan.717887568@leewit> joan@remtech.com (Joan Skoglund) writes:
>hill@acsu.buffalo.edu (Robin Hill) writes:
>
>>Does anyone know of a mail-order source for organic cotton yardage,
>>especially the stuff with the slight pastel tints bred into the cotton
>>boll itself?  Esprit is using it for some clothing, so it must be
>>available somewhere.
>>                               
>
>In the January (I think ) issue of Countryside an address was given
>where you could either buy it or get more information about it.  We
>have recently moved and my back issues of magazines are still packed.
>Sorry to tantalize you without giving actual info, but perhaps you
>can find the magazine or someone else on the net can come up with
>the exact article.
>
>Joan

The Richman Cotton Company is not a fabric catalogue, but she offers
quite a range of "natural" fabrics in the clothes in her catalogues.
She also defines what she means by natural, organic, et cet.  She is
also quite chatty when you call, and might tell you where to find
similar fabrics to that which she uses.  I think her company does all
their own dying.

529 Fifth St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
800 992-8924
707 575-8924

This information is off an old catalogue I still have in my office.

Aleta

*************************
Aleta Hanna
Maps and Records
Stanford University
rabbit@lindy.stanford.edu
*************************
From: watson@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (laura.k.watson)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Trade-in value
Summary: of fabric
Date: 2 Oct 92 18:51:21 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <Sep.29.07.10.39.1992.8550@presto.ig.com> charleen@presto.ig.com (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:

>You know the boxes that copier paper comes in, a dozen reams to a box?
>I went to a garage sale last weekend where they had fifty or so of
>these boxes out, all full of cut lengths of "aged" fabric, mostly
>polyester double-knits, jerseys, not terribly appealing stuff but
>fashionable 20 years ago.  Smelled pretty strongly of mothballs.
>
>Remember how prevalent polyester double knit was then and how it makes
>you cringe to see it now?  Remember the leisure suit for men? :-)

Well, I was in a fabric store today and overheard one of the store 
clerks telling a customer that tomorrow they are having a "fabric
swap" day.  I think the deal was that you could take in old fabric
that you didn't want any more and get a dollar off per yard on each
yard of new fabric.  Maybe I'll go there tomorrow and trade in some 
of the old stuff!  

>I wonder if the lady in question figured out at some point that for
>her the excitement was in the thrill of acquisition, rather than
>the satisfaction of clothing construction, and just decided to go with
>the flow.

Nah, I don't think there's anybody that just buys fabric that 
doesn't plan to make something out of it eventually.  . . . . .Nah.
Couldn't be.  . . ... ..Nobody would do a thing like that would they?
-- 
Laura Watson           lkw@falcon3.att.com   
                                 
Mom of Stephanie W. Zolayvar ( 2 yrs, 4 months ) and
       Eric W. Zolayvar (3 months)
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From: morrison@cup.hp.com (Bobbie_Morrison)
Subject: Re: buttonholes in knits, widening hems
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:54:19 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]

Judith Ann Reed (jareed@rodan.acs.syr.edu) wrote:
: Hi! Now that I got my sewing machine fixed (posted about it recently, it was
: catching the top thread under the bobbin), I'm trying to sew on some knits,
: something I've never done before. The outfit came out really well, except
: for 2 things.
: 
: 1. The buttonholes on the front came out very wavy. This is a firm knit, 
: somewhere between tee-shirt and fleece, buttonholes on the front of a 
: "big top" type shirt, with standard non-woven interfacing, two layers of 
: fabric. What is the secret to getting good buttonholes on a knit?

I've had this problem on knits too (when I was doing a pocket).  I think
that the problem is that the fabric is being stretched too much while sewing.
I found that I could reduce this stretch by reducing the amount of 
pressure from my pressure foot.   This might especially be true if you
are sewing through something thicker.

--Bobbie Morrison
From: maynard@woof.Eng.Sun.COM (Alexandra Rankin)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: patterns for tennis gear?
Summary: catalog for tennis patterns?
Date: 28 Sep 92 16:01:30 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: woof

When I was growing up, I remember my mother sewing tennis outfits from
common pattern books (vogue, mccalls, etc). But when I went to look for
some the other day, they no longer seem to carry these kinds of patterns.
Does anyone know of a catalog or source for patterns for tennis gear -
primarily outfits, but I'd also be interested in raquet bags, etc.

Thanks,
alexandra
alexandra.ohlson@sun.com
or
post
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From: psburns@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (MAUREEN BURNS)
Subject: Re: Gathering (was gathers in taffeta)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 29 Sep 1992 10:43 EST  

In article <1992Sep26.225451.17919@StarConn.com>, sallyh@StarConn.com (Sally Holmes) writes...
>I recently found a new (to me) way of gathering that's much easier
>than the old pull-up-the-bobbin-thread way. Forgive me if it's widely
>known: I'd never met it before...
> 
>Inside your seam allowance (because you can't remove the gathering
>afterwards), take one stitch and pull the bobbin thread up to the top of
>the fabric. Now, pull the bobbin and the top thread out to about the
>finished length of the gathering, plus a bit extra. Set your machine to
>narrow zigzag and stitch, holding the two threads above and in front of
>your presser foot so they get caught under the middle of the zigzag.
>That's it! The fabric will pull up behind the presser foot. One end of
>the gathering thread is anchored in the fabric, so it can't slip out,
>and it's strong, so it won't break.
> 
>Does anyone else have any little tricks they'd like to share?
> 
>Sally

I use three different methods, depending on my mood.  FIrstly, I 
use  a gathering foot that I just love.  Secondly, I will zigzag over a 
piece of yarn and pull the yarn to make the gathers.  Thirdly, I'll use the 
traditional method of two rows of machine basting, but I'll use nylon 
thread in the bobbin, and the fabric usually just glides with the nylon as 
I gather it. 

Maureen
From: Marina.Salume@Corp.Sun.COM (Marina Salume)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: pleating without bulk
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:58:49 GMT

>You may want to investigate the method of cartridge-pleating to
>get lots of fullness without bulk in the seam.  

My latest issue of "sew Beautiful" magazine mentions a skirt made
by running five yards of silk thru a pleating machine (used for
smocking) and then adding a waistband. Many heirloom sewing
and smocking shops will smock fabric for a fee, cheaper than buying
a pleating machine for just a few garments. This makes teensy little
perfect pleats, with no handstitching required. You could also add
a couple of rows of smocking in just below the waistband, to hold the
pleats flat.

--marina
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From: deberry@mcnc.org (Mercedes Deberry)
Subject: Weights Instead of Pins
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:59:25 GMT

Has anyone out there used weights instead of pins?  I am considering trying
weights becouse pins 1) leave holes in some fabrics and 2) on hard, stiff
fabrics like denim, it is hard to pin and causes me to tear my pattern.
Any suggestions?
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From: aatresa@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Teresa Kline)
Subject: Re:  one of a kind silk... I'm afraid
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Yeah, *right* !
Date: 28 Sep 1992 07:39 EST  

In article <1992Sep22.231839.25154@csus.edu>, vpmath1@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Ruth Radetsky) writes...
>Hi.  Sorry if this is a faq:
> 
>I have some very special silk that I brought home from a trip, and
>I want to make a special dress...  Here are my questions.
> 
>The silk is from a part of the world where dry cleaning is not available, and
>the women there where it for everyday wear--**is it conceivable that the
>silk is hand-washable?**  

It is only in the "civilized" world that they tell women to dry clean their 
silk.  To give you an idea of how sturdy silk is, remember that *parachutes*
are made out of it.  It is quite possible to wash you silk...even machine 
wash it.  However, it will required *much* ironing.

Where did you get it, by the way?  I have yards and yards of it that I got 
while living in Thailand.  And it is also worn over there like jeans and t-
shirts in the states.

-- Teresa

		Life -- just for the FUN of it!!!!
From: motto@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (mary.rita.otto)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Fabriholics: my story
Date: 7 Oct 92 01:16:13 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Oct6.215826.13478@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> dmd@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (debra.m.dicke) writes:
>In article <37274@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> george@webb.psych.ufl.edu (Stephanie George) writes:
>>
>>Well, I went into Wal-Mart Saturday to buy ONE SPOOL OF BROWN THREAD.  When 
>>suddenly, these three *HUGE* bolts of simply divine velveteen tackled me,
>>snatched my purse and held my checkbook to my head and held me captive.
>>I was overwhelmed.........
>
>ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, STEPHANIE!! I was on the edge of my chair.
>Will she? won't she? it was almost too much!
>
>I'm looking forward to a sequel - maybe a mini series.

.................. or maybe a series of mini's.

Those people in the Walmart fabric and craft department just
aren't playing fair.  I mean, it's not like going to the
fabric store -- you can be doing something as innocent as getting
a new trash can, and suddenly, there you are, facing a sea of
of fabrics, notions, patterns, and crafts.  (Cue the twilight zone
music)

And the prices.  I mean, really.  Regular price on DMC floss is
$.20 each.  And the fabric prices are really tough to beat.  The
fabric I bought for the pillows Jack made was $3.00 for two panels
(enough for two pillows)

The next thing you know, they'll be putting fabric into the grocery
store.  There's no escape.  Or maybe home parties.  Imagine if they
were able to actually bringing the bolts RIGHT INTO YOUR HOUSE.
(Cue the Jamie Lee Curtis scream from Friday the 13th).

Excuse me.  I have to go lie down.

Mary Otto
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From: dschlow@epas.utoronto.ca (Deborah Schlow)
Subject: Re: one of a kind silk... I'm afraid
Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:16:25 GMT

What about if you have already had a silk garment dry-cleaned a few
times? Is it safe to start washing it? I'd like to do so, as the cost
of dry-cleaning is outrageous here.
From: Joann Bessler (joann@geology.ubc.ca)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Mail order Polarfleece
Date: 3 Oct 92 15:34:34 GMT
Organization: Geological Sciences, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., Canada


The Green Pepper (Eugene Oregon, 800-767-5684 from US or Canada for
orders, 503-345-6665 for info) has:

Polypropylene Fleece, Grey, 54" wide, $16.98/yd, "100% Polypropylene,
non-abrasive, retains insulation properties when wet, aids evaporation
of body moisture. Use for bicycle shorts padding, insulated linings,
jackets, pullovers." (also available in 10 x 14" rectangles)

PolarTec 300 (PolarPlus), Aqua, Camo, Dk Fuchsia, Dk Grey, Iris, Jade,
Grey, Magenta, Purple, Royal, Sunflower, 58-60" wide, $16.98/yd, "Same
100% Polyester double-faced fleece used in Patagonia products. High
warmth to weight ratio, absorbs little water, dries very quickly.
Excellent for insulated linings, jackets, pants, and vests."

PolarTec 200 (PolarLite) black, Navy, Neon Lime, Peacock, Red, 58-60"
wide, $14.98/yd, "Same as above, but lighter weight."

Discounts apply if you order 15 yards or more.

Frostline (Grand Junction, CO, 800-548-7872 from US or Canada,
303-241-0155 elsewhere) has:

Frost Fleece - $5.95/yd, 60" wide, cream. "100% polyester, washable,
non-allergenic, soft artificial lambs wool. 2.3 oz. per square yard."

Polar Plus - $12.95/yd, 60" wide, red, royal, pink, charcoal grey,
heather grey, light blue. "Non-pilling, 100% polyester with super
insulating qualities for soft, warm outerwear or linings. High pile
finish. Machine washable. 16 oz per square yard."

My Green Pepper catalog is the 1992 edition, Frostline is Mid Summer
1992. Both companies will sell fabric swatches if you like to feel
before you buy.

You didn't say what you wanted the "Polarfleece" for, I hope this
information helps.

Joann
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From: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: environmentally conscious sewing
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:40:57 GMT
Reply-To: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Followup-To: alt.sewing
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


Kay,
I wish you weren't so far away---I'd love to take one of your classes!
Your input is always so interesting.
Anne
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From: dmd@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (debra.m.dicke)
Subject: Re: Fabriholics: my story
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 21:58:26 GMT

In article <37274@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> george@webb.psych.ufl.edu (Stephanie George) writes:
>
>Well, I went into Wal-Mart Saturday to buy ONE SPOOL OF BROWN THREAD.  When 
>suddenly, these three *HUGE* bolts of simply divine velveteen tackled me,
>snatched my purse and held my checkbook to my head and held me captive.
>I was overwhelmed.........

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, STEPHANIE!! I was on the edge of my chair.
Will she? won't she? it was almost too much!

I'm looking forward to a sequel - maybe a mini series.

Thanks,
Debra
From: ljensen@ferris.cray.com (Laura Jensen)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: neckline gaping open
Date: 30 Sep 92 14:52:19 GMT
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.

>Karen L. Frisa writes:
>>I've been working on the muslin for the bodice of my bridesmaid's
>>dress, and I'm finding that the neckline is gaping open.  It's kind of
>>a smooth sweetheart neckline, so it's fairly low-cut.
>
Congratulations Karen - you are doing things methodically by trying
the fit on a muslin.  Just think about how stressed you would be if
you were trying to make these alterations on your expensive 
(slippery?) "fashion fabric."  

You may want to look into a book on alterations, such as _The
Vogue Guide to Fitting and ALterations_ or some such.  These 
should be available in a local public library.  Just off the top of 
my head, two suggestions: shorten the armhole, possibly tapering the
shoulder seam depending on the shape of your shoulders, and 
_lengthen_ the bodice bust darts.  (Small busts tend to also be
high busts.)  You do not want to widen the waistline darts if
the waistline fits correctly.  Obviously if you shorten the 
armhole, you will have to reshape the sleeve cap, but if the
sleeves are nice and puffy, you can just gather the extra 
fullness in.

But let me repeat: you are on the right track with a muslin! 
Rah rah!

Laura
From: GINA@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: neckline gaping open
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:53:43 GMT
Organization: Rice University

In article <1992Sep30.095219.29471@walter.cray.com>
ljensen@ferris.cray.com (Laura Jensen) writes:
 
>Congratulations Karen - you are doing things methodically by trying
>the fit on a muslin.  Just think about how stressed you would be if
>you were trying to make these alterations on your expensive
>(slippery?) "fashion fabric."
 
I have a counter-question:  why muslin?  I've been using gingham with a
small check because it gives me an immediate visual cue if I'm making any
alterations that would seriously change the way the pattern piece lies on
the fabric (i.e., something that was on the grain is now more on the bias).
I definitely agree that doing a bodice in a cheaper fabric to testyour
alterations before you cut out the real thing is worth the extra effort.
 
Gina
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From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sewing,rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Enviromentally-conscious sewing
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:01:16 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1992Sep29.154113.5942@terminator.cc.umich.edu>, vln@icpsr.umich.edu (Victoria Neff) writes:

Let me play devils advocate again-- this time on the subject of attitudes:

> One thing I wonder about with the recommendation about blends -- blends
> tend to pill more.  I wonder if clothing made from blends actually gets
> thrown out sooner than all-cotton clothes which may wear out sooner but
> look better longer.  Who wants to wear totally pilled but still functional
> clothes?  

What if we made pilled fabrics fashionable?  I've seen stranger-looking
brand new fabrics!

> I also find that polyester clothes hold on tenaciously to
> stains that would wash out of cotton easily (I'm just getting rid of a
> polyester blouse that is in perfect shape except for the grease stains
> [from food] down the front).

Uh, I once "solved" a similar problem by treating an entire blouse with
crisco.  Now it was all uniform, therefore no one thought it was stained...
(ah the joys of a stepped-on wallet!)

Actually, I don't have residual stain problems on most blends-- a
little pre-treatment seems to do it for me.

> Wool was not mentioned at all in this discussion.  I believe wool production
> is completely sustainable (if people don't try to have too many sheep at
> one time).  Sheep are dipped in insecticide once or twice a year, and are
> wormed, but I believe that that's the extent of poisons needed....

Range-maggots, we call 'em in the conservation trade...  Sheep eat plants
right down to the roots (goats are worse, they'll eat the roots too), so
many plant species can't regenerate in an area that has been "sheeped".
In general, a net loss of biological diversity makes the ecosystem of
the area more fragile, more easily damaged by minor changes.  There are also
problems with soil erosion and compaction caused by sheep.   The British
Nature Conservancy has been experimenting with sheep exclosures on some
of the lands in their care (sheep are EVERYWHERE!!! in Britain)-- and you
can really see the difference between "sheeped" and "unsheeped" plots
after a couple of years. 

> Figuring out how to be "green" isn't easy.  

Truer words were never spoken!!!

> Is it better to buy a new
> fridge NOW, while the new ones are very energy-efficient to run but have
> CFCs, or to wait for the non-CFC ones which will use new and less-efficient
> technology?  Etc.  I'm glad Kay raised the issue, even if it is one more
> thing to feel guilty about.....

If you ever get the chance to see a film called, "Lovins on the Soft Path",
about energy conservation and *the redesign of technological items and
attitudes* to make the conservation possible, you might enjoy it.  Take
"energy use" as a metaphor for "anything use"-- it's still applicable.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
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