covered in cling film and pinned it in place. I then painted it all over with fabric glue and left it to dry. I then repeated to make sure the weave was permanently moulded. I then stretched another piece of fabric over the top to hide the glue. I created the brim with a circle of heavy interfacing sandwiched between two layers of the fabric and hand sewed the two sections together. The competition was to create something using any of the Knitted Jersey range, how did you find the fabric to work with, and is it something you would use again in future projects? I am still quite new to stretch fabrics and have only worked with heavier Jersey so I was concerned how a lighter weight would handle going through the machine. I was very pleasantly surprised when it first arrived as it was very soft, drapes beautifully and has great stretch meaning no need for fastenings. I did the majority of the sewing on my overlocker and it went through smoothly with no slipping. On the normal sewing machine it didn’t stretch and distort under the presser foot which happens easily with jersey. I am very eager to use this fabric again for future products because it’s comfortable, easy to use and versatile.
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What advice or tips can you give to someone that might be thinking of using that fabric for a project themselves? All stretch can be tricky to cut, the best method for this jersey is to use weights rather then pins and a rotary cutter. With all knits there’s risk of snagging so wonder clips are recommended over pins. How did you come to find out about BST Fabrics, seeing as they are based in the North East, whilst you yourself are not? Why do you use them rather than somewhere closer to home for you? I first found BST Fabrics on ebay many years ago, their prices were very competitive and it led me to look if they had a website. I was always using the same types of fabrics so I was happy to buy without being in the store to view them. A while later, I found their facebook page and I was completely hooked. The facebook lives were always so much fun and live sales were a new fun way for me to shop. Being able to see how the fabrics move and ask any
questions about them made me want to try fabrics I had never worked with before. It genuinely feels like the owners and the staff care about each and every one of their customers. They are always happy to help and even show care and support outside of business matters. As well as the website, BST are very active on social media, do you follow them on any of their group pages, if so why? At this time I only have facebook but I am a member of all of the
