About
Corduroy
This corduroy is a 100% cotton woven
with 8 wales (or cords) per inch. It is suitable for
structured jackets, jumpers, tailored pants, vests, straight
skirts and children's clothing.
Fabric Care
Corduroy should be prewashed by
basting the cut ends together with the right sides together.
Wash on gentle cycle in warm water using
Eucalan Woolwash or
Lavender. Machine dry on low heat. Remove promptly
and hang up. Lightly press with steam on the wrong side
being careful not to flatten the pile.
Cutting and Sewing
Like velvet, corduroy has a nap
and should be cut double thickness, wrong side in using a "with
nap" layout. The pile wears better if the pieces are cut
with the nap going down. To determine the nap direction
run your hand along the straight of grain of the fabric.
One way will feel smoother than the other. The smoother
direction is with the nap going down.
A universal machine sewing needle
size 80/12 works well with all-purpose polyester thread such as
Mettler Metrosene. A walking or roller foot will help the
fabric feed evenly. |
