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The name of the fabric consists of 2 parts: the fibre the weave "Poly" / "cotton" is the name of the fibre that is contained in the fabric. Cotton is a natural fibre commonly found in clothing. …

I want to add to the answer of fixer1234 that wool is better at regulating the temperature than purely insulating the wearer, though I don't know the mechanics of how this works. Imagine you could mak …

This is a defect of the fabric caused by washing and wear. Small, loose fibres on the surface become felted in these small pills. …

General information like weight per square meter won't help much either because a fabric might be heavier because it's either woven loosely from heavier thread or because it's woven tighter from finer … A local fabric store will probably make this process much easier than ordering samples online. …

There is no simple yes or no answer, because it depends on the drape of your fabric and which effect you want to achieve. … If your fabric is heavy and drapey, you probably won't need any additional interfacing. If your fabric is very thin and lightweight and like the way it looks, you don't need interfacing either. …

The cleaning is a problem, especially if the fabric is glued to wood and cannot be cleaned effectively. … It just needs a single child with chocolate or ice cream on their fingers to ruin the fabric if you cannot clean it. …

Then fold the fabric in half, align the pattern to the fold and cut both parts. Cut all of the remaining parts from unfolded fabric. … This probably won't fit on the remaining fabric, which might be why they're arranged side by side (to reduce waste). …

As with the silk, the weave determines much of the properties of the fabric. A plain canvas weave is the easiest to produce, but a herringbone weave can make the fabric sturdier and stiffer. … A thick salt crust can simply break the fabric like a flimsy cardboard. …

On polyester, the pleats formed remain the same for the life of the fabric. … If you're pleating fabric with an iron, pass the iron over it (steam intensifies the creases) and then keep the fabric in position until it's cooled down again. …

I recently had a problem with binding a rectangle of fabric with rounded corners. The fabric had a slight stretch to it and the corner was rounded off about an inch / 3 cm, so no sharp angle there. … Initially I bought jersey binding, because it looked best on my fabric. …

There are so-called "bias tapes" available in almost all shops that sell fabric or sewing supplies. …

The best fitting term I could find for this fabric is "English Netting" (also called "english net" or "english tulle") or "Bobbinet Tulle" (also called "english bobbinet"). … That's why it's the most common background fabric for embroidered net and net lace. If the thread is transparent and shiny, it's most likely 100% polyester or nylon. …

I just got a large piece of velvet (cotton viscose mix) that has some visible damage. I assume that it was rolled up and the roll either layed horizontally or if it was standing up, other heavy rolls …

My solution was this: Put the roll of fabric on a dining table that is longer than the roll. … Apply the iron to the vertically hanging fabric to evaporate the water and let the steam penetrate the velvet. …

Big motifs in the center of the fabric will pull areas together and deform the whole fabric. The more stitching there is on the fabric, the stronger this deformation gets. … If you're not sure how much your yarn and fabric shrink, cut a small piece of fabric off, embroider a small motif on it, then measure it's size before and after washing and see if it deforms. …