Hiya everyone - looking for advice on a new project, if anyone is able to help.
I just purchased an absolute bargain off eBay - 6 metres of this gorgeous high quality gingham cotton material for £15! (the seller originally bought it at £39 a meter to make curtains but it was slightly too short for her needs). Anyway, I couldn't resist such a bargain so bought it hoping I could make a few kids dresses out of it. It's quite a heavy material but very soft so I think it will be ok.
My problem is that it has machine embroidered roses on it which are very pretty but the reverse of the fabric looks quite messy (I've included a photo for you to see). I want to be able to sell these dresses so don't really want to be paying out for a lining material, especially as the material is quite thick anyway. Could I get away with trimming around the embroidery on the back or could the embroidery start to fall apart especially after repeated washing, or maybe use patches of fusible interfacing to cover them?
I've never used this sort of textile fabric before to make clothing. Once the dresses are made, could I advertise them as machine-washable or would they need to be dry-cleaned/hand-washed?
Think I may have bitten off more than I can chew here! Any advice gratefully welcomed.
Cheers
Nic
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I just purchased an absolute bargain off eBay - 6 metres of this gorgeous high quality gingham cotton material for £15! (the seller originally bought it at £39 a meter to make curtains but it was slightly too short for her needs). Anyway, I couldn't resist such a bargain so bought it hoping I could make a few kids dresses out of it. It's quite a heavy material but very soft so I think it will be ok.
My problem is that it has machine embroidered roses on it which are very pretty but the reverse of the fabric looks quite messy (I've included a photo for you to see). I want to be able to sell these dresses so don't really want to be paying out for a lining material, especially as the material is quite thick anyway. Could I get away with trimming around the embroidery on the back or could the embroidery start to fall apart especially after repeated washing, or maybe use patches of fusible interfacing to cover them?
I've never used this sort of textile fabric before to make clothing. Once the dresses are made, could I advertise them as machine-washable or would they need to be dry-cleaned/hand-washed?
Think I may have bitten off more than I can chew here! Any advice gratefully welcomed.
Cheers
Nic
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