The smooth heavy cotton or a twill in sage green I hoped to find will have to be the next pair.
This fabric was ridiculously cheap, only £1.00 per metre, from a place in Burnley, recommended here
There were some other denims there (at £2.00 per metre), mostly stretch and I was very partial to one but I don't want stretch for my sew along jeans.. I suspect my chosen fabric is rather lightweight but we shall see how it goes.
And later ... remember the saying about not counting your chickens (or was it eggs) ... well, I think I know why this fabric is so inexpensive. There's usually a reason why cheap is cheap and this one is - the printed pattern has faded rather a lot.
Now I know I wanted these jeans to be be the most magical, best jeans ever, but this is going a bit far. Disappearing pattern - what next I wonder. So how pleased am I that I washed it and discovered this now rather than once I'd made something with it. So fellow jeans makers, if you haven't already - get your fabric washed to check how it behaves and I hope there are no more hiccoughs..
What a shame about the pattern! But at least it wasn't sew first, repent at leisure, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteI have a few denims, all washed, but I'm dithering over which one to use now. I was settled on the brown, but I'm being tempted by some navy stretch twill I have. Decisions, decisions.
All is not lost. As it came out of the washing machine it looked like all the pattern had disappeared. Cue cue disappointment. however, now that it's dry it's only faded somewhat.
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Wow £1 a metre is amazing! - and it looks really fun. With denim I think if the pattern has faded a bit then it just adds to the faded denim look. With other materials it would be more disappointing but it looks really good. Looking forward to seeing the jeans made up with it. I have washed and dried my fabric land denim and white drill for the toile three times now so I'll have to press it all now as it's all in a bit of lump where I left it in a hurry from the tumble dryer.
ReplyDeleteTurqoise, What do you think of the Fabricland Denim?
DeleteAlso is their white drill dyeable?
Just thinking ahead.
Hi Morgan , I have almost finished a loose cover with the fabricland denim and I have found it quite nice to sew. After washing and drying three times it does have some slight faded lines but I suspect that could be due to my slapdash treatment as I have so busy it has been sat scrumpled up between stages for a while and my washing machine spin is also a bit fierce. I do have some more denim so may try to treat what's left a bit more kindly to see if it comes out mark free.
DeleteI bought the white drill from an ebay shop and I am hoping to dye it **turquoise ** :) so I have ordered some dye and have bought some top stitching thread in a turquoise colour as I know that will not take the dye. Once we have sorted out the fit on our jeans we will have lots of possibilities!
I will take some photos tomorrow so you can see the denim.
Magical jeans :-)
ReplyDeleteI'd like some that fade stretch marks and make lumps and bumps disappear, oh and could they make my legs a few inches longer that would be wonderful ....actually I'd settle for a pair that just fit me.
I anticipate making a few pairs to achieve this so like your fabric, my first will be one that "will do".
lol Topcat. My non-sewing friend J would say we are magical.
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