Guide to fabrics | Types of Synthetic fabrics | Kinds of Synthetic fabric

[@janetlink9756]

Thankyou. This is extremely helpful. Best fabric composition detail ive seen. Showing the samples really gives it perspective

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you so much

[@melissablake5157]

THANK U!!!!!! I love how attentive you both are to each other😊 What a friendship❤ I've been crocheting for 15 years. And this, it's the most retainable. Video iPhone video I've watched you made this very easy for me to comprehend and remember, thank you.

[@lisacarpenter503]

I didn’t realise viscose and rayon were natural fibres and the same thing, this will stick with me, thanks 😊

[@elizabethscreations2814]

Hi ladies I'm gradually going through all these videos and writing down all the info included in my sewing book that I keep on my desk. This information is priceless. Thankyou so much for all the effort and information put into these videos and all of your others too, you ladies are the best!

[@GIPgarden]

I know this video is old but one of the most helpful things about these is the "what are these usually made into"

[@aangela7328]

Nylon, I remember my dad wearing a nylon shirt in the 1960's. The touch was strange, but it was so in fashion and chic by that time, I loved it.

[@nimuenorth6295]

All other very helpful information aside, this was useful for the explanation that Rayon is the same as Viscose alone. I've never heard Rayon used in Germany, it's always Viscose (or more precisely Viskose) so that one had me baffled for a long time. Thank you, Ladies, for putting this series together. I'm saving the #6 to enjoy after work tonight.

[@kerriewilliams8321]

Hi you chics, I love this series, I thought I knew my fabrics, but I’ve learnt heaps from these. I especially love that as I’m in Australia it’s answered a lot of questions about what fabrics are called all around the world. For eg. we say gaberdine, you guys pronounce it garrrberdine 😂😂

[@jackieworrall9184]

Soooo useful! and I want, want , want that stretch velvet for a very slim skirt which will have a circular (trumpet?) flounce at the bottom...and I will go midi length for this...because I will still be able to walk without tripping over my own knees!...Off to Minerva now...see you later xxx

[@glittermytimbers]

I really love tencel! It is a kind of viscose, but it is completely sustainable both in the cellulose and water used in production.

[@EileenR11]

Just to say thank you both very much for these really helpful videos. Not quite through the whole series yet, but I have learned a lot already and expect to watch them again at least once. Off to look at Minerva now...

[@sewagnes6706]

Another great informative video ladies. Its given me a much better understanding of synthetics. Thanks again for doing this and for sharing. I'm not watching these in any particular order now, just how the appear when I go to You Tube. Still got the wool and Silks to look forward to - yay! I'll be bookmarking all of these for reference in the months to come too. Thanks so much xx

[@dianecampbell7392]

I'd love a video on how identify a fabric

[@susannewraight3866]

3 down & 1 to go (saving silk & wool for when I need them!) but super useful videos! Thank you so much! You compare some of the synthetics with their natural counterparts from other videos - would love to see some side by side to help understand when the (usually?) cheaper synthetic option isn’t a good idea.

[@StitchSisters]

Susanne Wraight we will see what we can do

[@cherriesnhoney]

oh that velvet is beautiful...love the colour...i think i need to swatch out my whole stash:)..tfs

[@Wonderling14]

Absolutely great! So useful and entertaining! Love you girls!

[@rafaelteruyamadureira6645]

tks. useful and straight ... lov it

[@juliadroy1179]

Very interesting information, I had no idea of the composition of the fabrics.

[@calilibrarian]

So informative thanks ladies!

[@addiekl]

Just FYI, Viscose and Rayon are now used interchangeably in the US also. I was told that Rayon is actually a brand name (must be a US company) and that's why it has been the dominant term. But with globalization in the garment industry, especially in ready-to-wear, Viscose is found on many garment labels, and many fabrics as well. One distinction between cotton and Viscose is that cotton is made from the fluffy part of the cotton plant (like a cotton ball) whereas Viscose is made from liquidated wood pulp. Both rayon and Viscose refer to the process of making the fabric, not the weave of the fabric, which is why you can find various wovens like challis, twill, chambray, denim and knits like jersey, terry etc. that are made from these fibers.

[@nataliefbehler]

Interestingly enough, rayon was not a brand in the US, but Viscose was! The UK company that produced the first commercial rayon/viscose was Courtaulds Fibres and their American division was called American Viscose. The generic name rayon was coined about 10-15 years later.

[@angelaharrison4266]

Hi ladies, these videos are really helpful but I'm trying to match a material and you don't seem to have covered it. It looks like cotton but its softer and has a very slight stretch but it's not quite cheesecloth. Can you help? I want to copy a dress I love. Thanks Angie

[@StitchSisters]

If it just has a very slight stretch you would be able to use any pattern that recommends cotton. Hope this helps

[@Iamgone1961]

Thank you ladies, super informative! :)

[@StitchSisters]

Nat Jemel thank you ! 😘

[@sewingjaney7085]

Yes ladies it was a very useful video really interesting 👍🏻😘. Just one question, Today I bought from John Lewis 3 meters of what was labelled Chambray, but lower done on the small card it said 100% Rayon. I’m a bit confused 🤔🤨. It is beautiful and soft.

[@sewrenity_now]

Sewing Janey I be believe chambray is the weave and rayon is the fiber it is woven from👗

[@sewingjaney7085]

Jenny Mac oh right I see, I thought it must be me! Thank you 😊

[@peggyblackburn9981]

Again Thank You