Hi, yes fabric shrinks under some circumstances. I usually buy fabrics that are pre-shrunk treatment and washed (for release chemicals or color if it dark) that is done in the mill. Now 100% Cotton, wool or similar usually shrink after a wash, but before you use interfacing it's a good idea to iron your fabric before any application. Other than that, when considering to use interfacing especially the heavier one, you must know you will lose most of the natural stretch or flexibility of the fabric, meaning it might feel tighter if you want to make something form fitting that is interfaced.
Love your videos! They are so informative and you've explained everything so well. I had a question regarding interfacing. Can it be used to add strength to the seams? I sometimes use handwoven mulberry silk to make clothes and I've noticed that after a bit of use, the seams start to stretch and the weave of the fabric seems to be coming apart. What can be done in such cases? Thank you in advance!
Hello Juhi, depends. If your cut seam falls into diagonal line, not in Straigh and crossgrain of the fabric, you might want to prevent the stretching of the seam or avoid ripple of the seam. For example on V neckline, instead of using interfacing, for silk fabric I use Straigt grain 3/8" lightweight silk tape as 'Stay Tape'. Some people use lightweight fusible tapes too, I don't. Another advice on sewing silk and stronger stitching, on my industrial machine, I use silk needles they are sharper and thinner so they don't make a bigger whole into delicate silks, and I stitch with smaller tension. In regular fabric I always go around 2.5 or 3, while I go lower tension with silks around 2 sometimes 1.5. I hope this helps.
@@NedaNiquie Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This was definitely very helpful and insightful and I will try this out while stitching with silk the next time.
Thanks. I'm going to try interface silk charmuse and line it for a fitted cocktail dress bodice.
Where can I find this knit interfacing? I used a lightweight woven on my silk and it’s a little stiff. Thank you
Thank you - this is very helpful!
Is it true that the fabric “shrink”/retract?
Is it better to cut the pattern before or after the interfacing?
Thanks a lot ❤
Hi, yes fabric shrinks under some circumstances. I usually buy fabrics that are pre-shrunk treatment and washed (for release chemicals or color if it dark) that is done in the mill. Now 100% Cotton, wool or similar usually shrink after a wash, but before you use interfacing it's a good idea to iron your fabric before any application. Other than that, when considering to use interfacing especially the heavier one, you must know you will lose most of the natural stretch or flexibility of the fabric, meaning it might feel tighter if you want to make something form fitting that is interfaced.
Love your videos! They are so informative and you've explained everything so well. I had a question regarding interfacing. Can it be used to add strength to the seams? I sometimes use handwoven mulberry silk to make clothes and I've noticed that after a bit of use, the seams start to stretch and the weave of the fabric seems to be coming apart. What can be done in such cases? Thank you in advance!
Hello Juhi, depends. If your cut seam falls into diagonal line, not in Straigh and crossgrain of the fabric, you might want to prevent the stretching of the seam or avoid ripple of the seam. For example on V neckline, instead of using interfacing, for silk fabric I use Straigt grain 3/8" lightweight silk tape as 'Stay Tape'. Some people use lightweight fusible tapes too, I don't.
Another advice on sewing silk and stronger stitching, on my industrial machine, I use silk needles they are sharper and thinner so they don't make a bigger whole into delicate silks, and I stitch with smaller tension. In regular fabric I always go around 2.5 or 3, while I go lower tension with silks around 2 sometimes 1.5. I hope this helps.
@@NedaNiquie Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This was definitely very helpful and insightful and I will try this out while stitching with silk the next time.
I tried do like you but it didn't stick together