tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post3226208032094166672..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: When You Buy the Wrong Fabric, or "ARGH"Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26098621138945685502012-12-30T10:01:44.628-05:002012-12-30T10:01:44.628-05:00I've had upholstery fabric made into a jacket ...I've had upholstery fabric made into a jacket before. It was fabric by Pierre Frey. The jacket looks great, a bit thick just at the chest to form fit - but it still works. I find there's sometimes more creativity with some of the upholstery fabrics than with conventional fashion fabrics. Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-55200008367532378842012-12-23T09:46:01.573-05:002012-12-23T09:46:01.573-05:00Thank you both! :)Thank you both! :)stefhttp://stefpulls.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83105224110492080172012-12-21T10:53:56.994-05:002012-12-21T10:53:56.994-05:00Not all upholstery fabrics are equal. Do wash it ...Not all upholstery fabrics are equal. Do wash it and see how the hand is at that point. Historical costumers use upholstery cotton velvet all the time. If you find it too scratchy and stiff for pants, you can re-purpose it to a jacket or cushions or something, or do a trade/swap/sell with a costumer who could think of a zillion things to do with it. Regency Spencer or Pelisse, anyone?Jaquelinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627180084418283174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37053998389228540202012-12-21T10:38:05.953-05:002012-12-21T10:38:05.953-05:00Seconding what nowak says: "Upholstery Fabric...Seconding what nowak says: "Upholstery Fabric" is nothing but a label. Not a law.<br /><br />I've used it for garments, notably a Siberian Parka (Folkwear) and the Koos short swing coat (Vogue), but I also admit to buying upholstery fabric for unsuitable uses, optimistically believing that "it will work out". Sometimes it just doesn't, but isn't that what stash is for? You may find a use for it later. Perhaps a cape?Noilehttp://www.noile.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-58360679633407190072012-12-20T17:18:29.195-05:002012-12-20T17:18:29.195-05:00How about ... chaps!How about ... chaps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70613023381037452262012-12-20T16:13:49.196-05:002012-12-20T16:13:49.196-05:00"Upholstery Fabric" is nothing but a lab..."Upholstery Fabric" is nothing but a label. Not a law.<br /><br />Yes I have been using such fabric for clothes. Starting in the 1980s when this was fashionable until today, whenever I think the fabric fits the bill. (Usually it is only the matter to find the right pattern for the fabric.)<br /><br />And btw... at the moment a lot of fashionable shops in Paris feature clothes from upholstery fabric again...nowakhttp://nowak.blog.hobbyschneiderin24.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-24616140452639262742012-12-20T14:15:43.051-05:002012-12-20T14:15:43.051-05:00Maybe you can make a coat.
~SewjournerMaybe you can make a coat.<br /><br />~SewjournerSewjournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623512019377468547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-316871050573342832012-12-20T13:43:25.262-05:002012-12-20T13:43:25.262-05:00yes, I made a lovely skirt for my granddaughter ou...yes, I made a lovely skirt for my granddaughter out of upholstery fabric and did not realize it at the time. Some upholstery fabric these days is the same weight as apparel fabric in decades past and apparel fabric such as corduroy has gotten thin enough to spit through, as my mother would have said. Ps. I would kill to get my hands on the silk taffeta my mother once wore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-944709753366919662012-12-20T13:37:59.580-05:002012-12-20T13:37:59.580-05:00I made a jacket out of an upholstery remnant back ...I made a jacket out of an upholstery remnant back in the 80's... Silvery background w/ pastel geometric design, gray (silver) satin collar. (Wish I could find the pic - big hair! grin) Kept wondering when someone would walk up to me, "My aunt has a chair covered in that fabric!"Cappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216693899021555202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43448748809360701812012-12-20T12:09:22.899-05:002012-12-20T12:09:22.899-05:00I agree. I find far more inspiration in the uphol...I agree. I find far more inspiration in the upholstery department then I do anywhere else. Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-27479039677577629152012-12-20T12:05:32.861-05:002012-12-20T12:05:32.861-05:00I agree. I love your dress.I agree. I love your dress.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81334862651869939242012-12-20T11:59:29.048-05:002012-12-20T11:59:29.048-05:00I have actually used upholstery fabric to make ves...I have actually used upholstery fabric to make vests for my daughter and other items of clothing.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59864505444180160192012-12-20T11:56:32.754-05:002012-12-20T11:56:32.754-05:00Oh dear, I'm not sure what advice I should off...Oh dear, I'm not sure what advice I should offer. I have never sewn with fabric of that heaviness before. Just washing machine the hell out of it ( am I allowed to use "washing machine" as a verb?) and see how much it softens up. I have encountered jeans that were made from insanely heavy fabric and somehow managed to pass themselves off as wearable. It might make a nice pair of pants or a jacket, but I can not with any certainty, comment on a fabric that I have not felt. It doesn't look too bad in the pictures though.Demented Seamstressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29958857485333565822012-12-20T11:05:27.050-05:002012-12-20T11:05:27.050-05:00Is it time for Peter's first man-skirt?
(Pag...Is it time for Peter's first man-skirt? <br />(Paging Bill Cunningham! Paging Bill Cunningham!)<br /><br />Or what about a wrap for Cathy? Subdued and chic, propose it as a "tip of the hat to Laura Mae" (I dare ya!). <br /><br />Whatever you decide, do wash it with towels several times. They should help soften your purchase, and make your decision making much easier. Testosteronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30451824105723318562012-12-20T10:49:50.697-05:002012-12-20T10:49:50.697-05:00Wash it several times, then see. There are compan...Wash it several times, then see. There are companies that make their living selling clothes made out of upholstery fabric, and I have made some clothes that I love made out of upholstery fabric. Don't let that stop you, just evaluate whether or not it's what you want. All that categorizing is just arbitrary to me. Good luck!becksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147945810663254093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44272575478268697462012-12-20T10:33:59.610-05:002012-12-20T10:33:59.610-05:00I love the dress of awesome!I love the dress of awesome!GuidingDucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86628915109421840852012-12-20T09:52:38.517-05:002012-12-20T09:52:38.517-05:00I like trying to use unusual fabrics for garments,...I like trying to use unusual fabrics for garments, even if it doesn't work out well - for example, upholstery weight fabric for an elastic-waist floor length skirt? Oops! I'm thinking you make them and add a nice flannel lining so you don't have the gross backside touching you. The warmth and wind-proof-idity of snowpants without the ugliness!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-90524981459167585382012-12-20T09:24:04.288-05:002012-12-20T09:24:04.288-05:00No, no pants out of this; it's too thick even ...No, no pants out of this; it's too thick even if you wash it several times it's still going to be thick. Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15600316590661863472012-12-20T09:23:16.004-05:002012-12-20T09:23:16.004-05:00As a costumer, I make all sorts of things out of u...As a costumer, I make all sorts of things out of upholstery fabric. Around here at least, upholstery fabric has a much wider, more interesting selection. Apparel fabric can be really limiting. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313822819931138439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9146812351776711032012-12-20T09:13:44.162-05:002012-12-20T09:13:44.162-05:00Definitely wash and dry at least 3 times if only t...Definitely wash and dry at least 3 times if only to get most of the shrinkage out. It should be much softer then. I made a "jean jacket" out of gold polyester curtain fabric. I wanted silk dupioni, but the color was too bright and it was way to expensive for something that wasn't just perfect. So I strolled around the store and saw the drapery fabric. I had to check it twice to see that it wasn't silk dupioni! I still wear the jacket and get compliments on it every time.RobbieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682740845404441225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89629845524770176092012-12-20T09:08:53.387-05:002012-12-20T09:08:53.387-05:00I made a skirt out of upholstery fabric once, beca...I made a skirt out of upholstery fabric once, because the print! It was a full skirt, too. It hangs really weird but I wear it anyway.<br />Not enough experience with pants and upholstery fabric to offer any advice, but good luck!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021120643491954598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54763625409874212972012-12-20T08:07:44.249-05:002012-12-20T08:07:44.249-05:00Upholstery fabric (without the backing) is great f...Upholstery fabric (without the backing) is great for jackets and jeans. Have you seen Kenneth King's "dead people" jeans? It's definitely upholstery fabric and it looks great. I made (not completed) a jacket out of upholstery fabric and wouldn't hesitate to do it again. <br /><br />If the fabric doesn't soften up after washing, use it for muslin and move on. That's what I do with bad fabric purchases that are not returnable.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384050927297629715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-70185630579242090622012-12-20T07:58:00.553-05:002012-12-20T07:58:00.553-05:00Upholstery fabric is an excellent material for hat...Upholstery fabric is an excellent material for hats.<br /><br />But once you wash it, if in your heart you know it will not work, release the fabric to the universe so that someone else can make hats.urbanitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-29926774600920676522012-12-20T07:51:56.136-05:002012-12-20T07:51:56.136-05:00If only for research, check out the corduroy optio...If only for research, check out the corduroy options at Rosen & Chadick, and at NY Elegant, which are my go-to stores for cords. Nowhere near $7 yd, but just as a quality appreciation journey, it is worth taking a look. As for sewing garments with upholstery weight fabric, for me, my vote is "no", in general, because it doesn't breathe. That is the fundamental problem, and for pants, for me, that's a dealbreaker, even on the coldest of days.mimi jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046101113822427313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64887315498619407282012-12-20T06:41:43.029-05:002012-12-20T06:41:43.029-05:00I would give it a wash (twice to check the shrinka...I would give it a wash (twice to check the shrinkage) and see if the fabric loosens up. How about making a jacket out of it if you have enough? The Vintage Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479653990888198151noreply@blogger.com