I think part of the attraction for this for me is that it comes back all nice and wrinkle free. I hate ironing. I prefer to be a bit cautious, and machine drying just seems like it would be a bit hard on the fabric, to me. Then again, I treat silk like I'd treat my hair, and I don't blow dry my hair, either. So I'd want to know I could toss it in the bathroom sink, or in the hotel's coin-operated washing machine, or whatever. Preparing silk before sewing.
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I recently purchased some lightweight silk noile to make a dress from. It is a very bright blue. Matthew Pius. Thomas Farrell. Anne Paulson. I agree with Tom and the others who wrote about washing it. Chemically, it is not the water that hurts the silk - the water can help it. Detergent AND rough treatment in a washing machine will seriously hurt the material. Avoid that, and you can wash it.
It is cheaper, and potentially better than drycleaning. Rowena antispam: remove northnet. Lauri Diehl. It is expensive and aA long time ago I was told that the chemicals used in dry cleaning are harsh on the silk fibers.
I figure those are good reasons to avoid the process. I find that gently handwashing my silk garments keeps them looking beautiful.
So, I always handwash any silk that I am going to sew,before I cut. For my first Pendrell, I am using a polyester chiffon. I am a dedicated pre-washer. However, I live in a warm climate and rarely sew anything but cotton or linen, which can take it. As a real fabric addict, I wash the fabric the minuite it arrives then I know my stash is all preshrunk and ready to go. I like leaving the sizing on fabrics especially slippery ones because they are SO much easier to work with that way. However, if it was wrinkled on the bolt, I generally wash it because it seems that no amount of ironing gets those wrinkles out without giving the fabric a good soak first.
Question: Do you think that a walking foot would be helpful when sewing with a slim silk? Or is that really only useful for stretch fabrics? Hey everyone! Great tips on pre-serging, stitching or pinking the edges of your fabric — I usually forget and end up with a big wad of thread in the lint-trap… oops! My machine does have an even-feed thing on the back of its regular foot that helps to keep the fabric layers coming in at the same time..
If you have one, and you test it out on the silk, will you let us know if it helps in sewing? HipDroppedStitches : Is pre-serging worth the effort? Glad to hear your fabric washed up nicely, AND now you can wash your finished blouse!
Liz : Hi Liz! I hope this helps :. Pre-shrunk fabric is something that used to be commonly found in fabric stores, according to some of the older sewing books I have. You still may want to wash it to remove finishing, especially if your skin is sensitive. Is it cotton? Just curious! I put my rayon spandex jersey in the washer on hot and dried on high and it shrunk 10 inches. Also, I was using Retayne to set the color in hopes of preventing bleeding, and that instructs a hot wash.
Like ms. Texture-y silks like dupioni tend to change the most and soften up quite a bit, but in the end I prefer to have clothes I can wash easily. Thanks, Tasia, for all the great info! I live in a hot climate. Everything gets washed every time it is worn. I do not wear woollens. Otherwise it could become mouldy or attract insects and be eaten.
Of course you can wash silk. I use a woolwash if it is being washed by hand. If the garment is going in the washing machine then no soaking is the rule. It goes in with all the other coloured clothes. I do avoid the dryer though. If you have doubts then wash the silk garment in baby shampoo.
These are my clothes, not archival quality museum pieces. Prewash all fabrics. I recommend cold water as it removes the surface chemicals better than warm. You must have met these people. It gets hard, it gets smelly, and they are proud. They exist. I just suspected that several pre-washes would remove that stiffness and saturated color that a lot of people strive to own. Get stinky and shrinky? Ok, I get it now. Wonder if anyone has tried that method? Oops, never mind my question above!
Gertie has mentioned this method on her blog today and links to a tutorial…. First of all it last longer, wearables keep their shape better and there is something quite meditative about the entire washing and drying process. I sewed a pair of drawstring pants in linen and was amazed at how much they shrank although the fabric had been pre-washed.
The pants had been so long that I stepped on them. After one wash, they were a little short. I have read conflicting information that suggests drying fabric flat instead of hanging it to drip dry. Aside from knits, when would it make more sense to dry fabric flat? I have the beautiful silk jacquard? I tend to use the iron on interfacing…can you or should you pre-wash iron on interfacing? I need some help! So I bought gorgeous wool fabric and iron on interfacing.
Or can it be hand washed and line dried for now? What about the interfacing? And does polyester lining need to be prewashed? Sorry for all the questions — but you seem so knowledgeable!
Thanks in advance. Thank you for being one of the best sewing info, pattern, and seamstress companys around. I am so glad a friend intoduced me to you. Hi there, thanks for the tips. I have a question: I want to slightly age some emerald green silk satin fabric I bought — reduce the shine I suppose.
Is there a safe way to do this without ruining the fabric? Please note I am not a sewer so please speak s. Thanks :. I also wash all fabric the minute I get it home.
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