i found this video by accident when googling what chenille is because my fabric newletter mentions a chenille blade. this video is great! i can't wait to try!!!
Wow this is new to me, never thought one can do chenille like that. I wanted to buy the chenille band but it’s so expensive. This is awesome, thank you so much for showing how to do it, and I didn’t ever see a cutter like that to actually cut the fabric, I have learned something new today....so excited to know I can do it just with plain fabric, this is awesome....❤️🌹❤️🌹👍🏻
Cuanta hermosura enseñada x usted,podria preguntarle si esta tecnica se puede realizar con tijera tambien oh si oh si se debe realizar con el cortador circular ?
So I a bit of a complicated landscape of bluebonnets on this and even though I pinned all to a loosely woven canvas backing and used a walking foot, the panels shifted. It may be possible that I was sewing them too fast as there is some puckering in some of the channels. Do you think it was the loose and giving woven backing or would you think it was my sewing too fast with the walking foot on a Juki 2010QL? It will still become a rug, but definitely not aligned the way it should be for the chenille process (at least on the ending side)! Appreciate a tip and love your tutorial!
Hi Bonnie, Kate is demonstrating on 100% cotton fabric. You can certainly use a loose woven fabric to achieve a different softer look such osnaburg or cheese cloth. Thanks for watching!
Hi Wacky Jacky, Yes you will nee 4 panels and an extra base layer. In the project above, Kate used a canvas duck cloth as the base layer because it will be used for a rug. Then on top of the base layer you will have a panel. Those are the only 2 layers that do not get cut. ( You need one layer of the panel to stay intact so that the design of the panel will show through.) The other 3 panels will be used for chenilling. Happy Sewing!
Okay so DON"T prewash as shrinkage is part of fluffing process. Do we use fabric softerner? Can we use another technique to fluff it all up if we don't own a drier? Would be useful to have the DON"T pre wash at start of videa and the Fabrics NOT to use so folk know at outset and not do all the stitching and slide cutting only to find it is a total flop and huge waste of money to boot. Enjoyed the video and many thanks to those whose disasters and problems noted here has allowed me to be pre warned. I would have bought unsuitable material, I don't own a drier as too hot to need one but like most folk I want to get the lovely look and feel result not second rate result so will wait to find out if it is possible before having a go.
I tried to do chenille once before, with complete failure, no bloom after I washed it. I was told later it might have been because I pre-washed my fabric. Is this true? Wash before or not?
Hi Chris, We do recommend not washing the fabric before chenilling but it seems the problem you had could lie in the fabric itself. Some fabrics simply do not chenille very well because they have very tight woven properties. Try using a looser woven fabric or one that has less thread count. We also recommend testing the fabric first. You could take 3-4 layers of the fabric in a 6" square and create a small chenille sample. Thanks for watching a commenting! :)
If you pre-wash fabric it alters the fibers and the natural quality of the fabric to bloom is reduced. Fabric content should be cotton or other natural fiber. If the fabric is synthetic like polyester it won’t bloom, even a cotton- polyester mix won’t bloom well. Also the agitation on the fibers during first wash encourages the fibers to bloom more and it potentially will bloom even further with subsequent washing.
Love it!!! I have four of these panels that I planned on doing some free motion quilting practice on but I think I will use 2 of them for these rugs! Thanks so much for sharing. Just gotta buy the chenille cutter. Off to your website 😉
i found this video by accident when googling what chenille is because my fabric newletter mentions a chenille blade. this video is great! i can't wait to try!!!
Loving the two-sided chenille baby blanket w/ satin binding...very retro.
I love the two sides baby blanket and using that beautiful panel for a rug. Fabulous. Thanks for sharing.
Wow this is new to me, never thought one can do chenille like that. I wanted to buy the chenille band but it’s so expensive. This is awesome, thank you so much for showing how to do it, and I didn’t ever see a cutter like that to actually cut the fabric, I have learned something new today....so excited to know I can do it just with plain fabric, this is awesome....❤️🌹❤️🌹👍🏻
Love your video, a wonderful warm voice and very easy to follow. Thank you.
Wonderful tutorial, thank you so much for the clear concise instructions.
Cuanta hermosura enseñada x usted,podria preguntarle si esta tecnica se puede realizar con tijera tambien oh si oh si se debe realizar con el cortador circular ?
Thanks for the demo, with the right instructions. Now to get my chenille cutter...
What is the name of the spray. I am very2 beginner but like your video so much
Thanks so much for a great video on how to chenille fabric, I've been wanting to try this!
What thread count is best for chenilling 100% cotton? Also, what kind of flannel or fleece fabric content is best for fleecing? Thank you.
Is it easy to bind the rug after it has been washed and fluffed? Before I saw this I was thinking to bind it before I washed and dried it.
So I a bit of a complicated landscape of bluebonnets on this and even though I pinned all to a loosely woven canvas backing and used a walking foot, the panels shifted. It may be possible that I was sewing them too fast as there is some puckering in some of the channels. Do you think it was the loose and giving woven backing or would you think it was my sewing too fast with the walking foot on a Juki 2010QL? It will still become a rug, but definitely not aligned the way it should be for the chenille process (at least on the ending side)! Appreciate a tip and love your tutorial!
Great video, I am going to try this process! Thank you!
This is wonderful! So many possibilities. Thank you.
Precioso proyecto. Gracias por compartirlo
What about making the chenille from flannel?
Love this process! Would love to try it. You mentioned flannel and gauze. What was the fabric used for your demo piece? Thank you.
Hi Bonnie, Kate is demonstrating on 100% cotton fabric. You can certainly use a loose woven fabric to achieve a different softer look such osnaburg or cheese cloth. Thanks for watching!
Dear Nancy, what are the best fabrics to use and can one combine different types of fabric?
Amazing Thankyou soo much, i am gonna try❤️
Beautiful
Hi! Am I correct to assume by sewing on the Bias/diagonal the Chenille fabric will all run diagonally? How would you make it run vertically? Thanks
Thank you so much!
I have all those panels but just one of each. Darn, wish I had seen this years ago. I am always late to the party....LOL
Excellent
Awesome, thank you!
How many layers would you recommend for denim?
Do you wash the project before you bind it
If you are going to chenille both sides do you put the base or heaviest fabric in the middle? Glad you are continuing Nancy's beautiful work.
I’d like to know that too.
Thank you!
I didn’t see that you had 4 identical panels. Is that what I need to do if I want the dream big panel to show through properly on front?
Hi Wacky Jacky, Yes you will nee 4 panels and an extra base layer. In the project above, Kate used a canvas duck cloth as the base layer because it will be used for a rug. Then on top of the base layer you will have a panel. Those are the only 2 layers that do not get cut. ( You need one layer of the panel to stay intact so that the design of the panel will show through.) The other 3 panels will be used for chenilling. Happy Sewing!
Okay so DON"T prewash as shrinkage is part of fluffing process.
Do we use fabric softerner?
Can we use another technique to fluff it all up if we don't own a drier?
Would be useful to have the DON"T pre wash at start of videa and the Fabrics NOT to use so folk know at outset and not do all the stitching and slide cutting only to find it is a total flop and huge waste of money to boot.
Enjoyed the video and many thanks to those whose disasters and problems noted here has allowed me to be pre warned.
I would have bought unsuitable material, I don't own a drier as too hot to need one but like most folk I want to get the lovely look and feel result not second rate result so will wait to find out if it is possible before having a go.
I tried to do chenille once before, with complete failure, no bloom after I washed it. I was told later it might have been because I pre-washed my fabric. Is this true? Wash before or not?
Hi Chris, We do recommend not washing the fabric before chenilling but it seems the problem you had could lie in the fabric itself. Some fabrics simply do not chenille very well because they have very tight woven properties. Try using a looser woven fabric or one that has less thread count. We also recommend testing the fabric first. You could take 3-4 layers of the fabric in a 6" square and create a small chenille sample. Thanks for watching a commenting! :)
If you pre-wash fabric it alters the fibers and the natural quality of the fabric to bloom is reduced. Fabric content should be cotton or other natural fiber. If the fabric is synthetic like polyester it won’t bloom, even a cotton- polyester mix won’t bloom well. Also the agitation on the fibers during first wash encourages the fibers to bloom more and it potentially will bloom even further with subsequent washing.
Love it!!! I have four of these panels that I planned on doing some free motion quilting practice on but I think I will use 2 of them for these rugs! Thanks so much for sharing. Just gotta buy the chenille cutter. Off to your website 😉
❤️☝👆🙏👍👍