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Belgian Fabric Collection These amazing fabrics from Belgium were a great find and I am happy to bring these to you as home sewers. Tissue viscose, sweater knits and prints. Lightweight, two-tone and sheer fabrics like these offer fabulous chances to self-line or create layers. Bring some European style to your studio this summer.  |
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OK! This is it... simply quintessential! The most amazing collection of stretch knits fabrics I have ever collected! I have been working on sourcing a consistent collection of 4-way stretch LYCRA blend knits for a long time, but the availability has not been there. Finally, here it is! And, the vast majority of the collection is from an American company while the others are sourced in Canada. The fabrics were chosen based on quality, cost, width, color, texture, consistent 4-way stretch and recovery, and compatibility with CJ pattern designs and ready-to-wear favorites and trends. It is my intention to stock this collection of fabric for a long time! You can feel confident that I will be re-ordering these fabrics as they sell out. I chose eight styles of fabrics and each one is the best it can be in my opinion. The colors and shades are everyday classics mixed with beautiful jewel tones. The weights of the fabrics run the gamut from a lightweight hand with soft recovery to a heavyweight hand with snappy recovery and everything in-between. Without question, using quality fabric is the beginning of a beautiful garment and these fabrics deliver! These are the fabrics found in fine ready-to-wear collections and sold in the best stores. They cut and sew beautifully, are forgiving to fit, look gorgeous and feel amazing. All the fabrics are at least 51” wide with the vast majority being 58-60” wide. The fabric width is important to consider when purchasing these fabrics. Most garments can be made with 1-2 yards. The average price for the collection fabrics is $18.00 a yard. Fabric Care: Machine wash or hand wash using cool/warm water with fabric folded inside out. Baste/serge around uncut yardage or turn finished garment inside out. Lay flat to dry or turn inside out, and place in dryer on medium setting. Expect zero to 2" shrinkage in length and less than 1" in width. Cut two 4" squares...wash/dry one and do nothing to the other. Compare and note.
See (and feel!) for yourself! Order the Swatch Collection Now
Fabric Information Page: All fabrics in the Essentials Collection are listed on this sheet with the information for each in chart form. Includes fabric care, codes, names, content, type, weight, width, crosswise stretch, recovery and pricing. |
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Shop Essentials Fabric Categories |
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| Rayon Jersey | Cotton/LYCRA | Performance Wear | |
| Viscose Crepe | Double Jersey | Linings | |
| Interlock Twist Yarn (ITY) | Ponte Double Knit | ||
Fabric/Pattern Pairing
Many of these fabrics can easily crossover these suggested pairings depending on the personality of the garment you are creating. Oftentimes using a heavyweight knit for a typically lightweight fabric garment (or visa versa!) can create a whole new look.
Ponte Double Knits |
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Yoga Pants, Leggings, Bodysuits |
Rayon Jersey |
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Pants with Drape |
Performance Wear |
Body Shapers |
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Imagine holding the fabric with two hands, stretching it, then letting go. - Snappy fabric will snap back to its shape quickly and not show any indication that it was stretched. - Good recovery fabric will recover but not snap when released. - Soft recovery fabrics will slowly recover its original shape with no snap at all. The snappier the fabric the less wearing ease it will offer. So, if you are using a snappy fabric, your pattern needs to be a bit larger (around) to give more room. If the fabric has soft recovery, a garment will fit larger.
b) Make a sample garment using a knit with similar recovery. c) Choose the pattern size using your upper bust measurement and add to the side seams and pin fit the garment side seams. |
Due to the limitations of the Internet, the color samples are approximate only.
To obtain swatches, please order the current Swatch Packet.
(Swatches dependent on availability)