You'll get access to "Sewing with Silk" and "Sewing with Wool" by Katrina Walker.
Sewing with Silk
The lessons included in "Sewing with Silk" are also available at ThreadsMagazine for those with an Insider membership.
Expert Katrina Walker covers the gamut from silkworm to crafting beautiful silk garments as she explores some of the many types of silk fabric and their unique characteristics. Discover the various processes used for creating silk textiles and how those processes affect the fabrics’ qualities.
Learn how to select and test your fabric to ensure that it meets expectations of drape and functionality for your design.
Katrina shows how to stabilize the fabric for ease of sewing and highlights the best threads and needles to use with silk. She demonstrates how to stitch smooth, precise seams and how to choose and sew the right seam type for your garment. Plus, you’ll find out how to care for a range of silk textiles.
Learn how to select and test your fabric to ensure that it meets expectations of drape and functionality for your design.
Katrina shows how to stabilize the fabric for ease of sewing and highlights the best threads and needles to use with silk. She demonstrates how to stitch smooth, precise seams and how to choose and sew the right seam type for your garment. Plus, you’ll find out how to care for a range of silk textiles.
Chapter 1 - Understanding Silk Textiles
Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Silk Fabrics
Chapter 3 - Pairing Silk with Garment Design
Chapter 4 - Preparing to Sew
Chapter 5 – Seam Techniques
Chapter 6 – Hem Techniques
Sewing with Wool
In this online course, textile expert and sewing instructor Katrina Walker shares her in-depth knowledge about wool. Build confidence and skills for sewing with this versatile natural fiber through her trouble-shooting advice and easy-to-follow tutorials.
Featured Lessons:
- Learn how wool is shorn from the sheep, cleaned, carded, and spun into yarn which is then woven into fabric.
- Understand the qualities and types of wool fabrics, including jersey, twill, and bouclé.
- Master seams, hems, and specialty finishes.
- See how to match the wool textile to garment type.
- Assemble the best tools for sewing wool.
- Learn how to prepare, cut, and stabilize wool.
- Discover expert tips for pressing and shaping wool with steam.
Bonus Material:
- Burn test chart: A handy reference to identify fabric fiber content based on the flame, scent, and ash produced by burning a small swatch.
- Pressing advice: A step-by-step article explaining how to pad seam allowances to prevent show-through on the wool projects you sew.
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