Fabric Dictionary

Ikat, I Love You and I Don’t Know Why

Ikat, I Love You and I Don’t Know Why

Ikat is a very old way to design fabric by dyeing the threads before they are woven into the fabric. The part of the thread that is to remain white is  covered in plastic or wax, then dyed. When the plastic is removed, that part will be left undyed. Here you can see various ikat [...]

Fabric Dictionary: What is Crepe de Chine

Last weekend, as I was flipping an older number of Burda magazine, I fell in love with this pair of pants. They look comfy enough to wear as lounge pants and so easy to make. And I like the jersey high waist idea. A lot. The pattern suggests using crepe de chine. I had no [...] Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...