Jacquard fabric is a type of fabric woven on a Jacquard loom, a machine loom invented by the French textile artisan Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804. Fabrics woven with this type of loom feature complex patterns woven directly into the fabric. As a result, any fabric with woven patterns bears ...
First things first: a fabric panel is a design printed on fabric and sold by the yard. There are several types of fabric panels for quilting. For example, large print fabric panels, like mine here in this tutorial. A large fabric panel is, simply, a large design printed on the WOF (w...
What Is Suede Fabric? Suede is a type of leather, and it can be derived from any type of animal skin that is used in the production of normal leather. The main difference between suede and other types of leather is that suede fabric is derived from the underside of animal skin while ...
Feel intimidated by online fabric shopping? Learn how to decode product descriptions and understand fiber content, stretch, and weight—so you choose the righ...
Think of the rain garden’s bottom like a bowl – you want the top berm to be higher than the base. Level the bottom and add some landscape fabric to avoid future weeds. You’ll also want to add some drainage pipe from the water source into the rain garden; this also can remove ...
The case-bearing clothes moth is smaller than webbing clothes moths. Its wings are brownish and have spots. The larva creates a case of fabric to carry around as it hides and feeds. Clothing moths are most attracted to dark places, making your closet the perfect hiding space. Signs of clot...
It is difficult to recover from hoarding because of the emotional reasons for hanging on to all your stuff. Try these tips for preparing to get organized.
If a building is 53,000 square foot what are the approximate outside dimensions of the building? Which dimension breath, thickness. or length of the bar should be measured carefully and why? We know that subatomic particles can and do tunnel through barr...
One of the main factors to consider in regard to hoodie weight is GSM or grams per square meter. This refers to the general density of the fabric: how much it weighs relative to its size. GSM is usually determined by the primary fabric, but can include other factors as well. Light...
For example, search interest in “canoes” peaks in the summer months. If you measured demand in the summer, and expected it to remain constant throughout the year, you’d overestimate the size of demand. For any product you’re seriously considering, you’ll want to spend time understanding...