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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Choice of Fabric Hinges on Your Pattern Maternity Fashion By Ertta Haley SO MANY NEW developments have come about in the fabric field, it's a little difficult to begin selecting the right types to use with patterns. Then, too, many women who sew, especially beginners, select se-lect pattern and fabric without considering con-sidering their relation to each other. Materials may be perfection and dream stuff, but unless you show them off to their best advantage with the proper style, both pattern and fabric lose much value. One of the best ways to learn how to select fabrics is to handle them before buying, as well as by working with them. If you feel inept at this type of thing, take along someone who knows materials or consult the salesperson who is usually expert at telling you about the goods. Try to avoid buying material before be-fore selecting a pattern. There are several reasons for this. First of all, your pattern gives you a guide as to how much material you'll need. Too much is a waste; too little may be impossible to replenish once you get started in the actual cutting and sewing. Another reason for buying pattern first is that patterns give a guide Labels will give all this information. informa-tion. Save the label and put in a place for safekeeping for the life of the fabric. Irons are good guides to pressing press-ing many fabrics as heat indicators indica-tors give you the right temperatures tempera-tures for different materials. If you are uncertain as to how any fabric will behave, test it before sewing, and see whether you can afford to treat it accordingly. Fabrics that "handle" well give much satisfaction in their wearing as they will feel comfortable. Touch and hang fabric as you select se-lect and see if it feels nice in the hands. Note how it falls or drapes and you will have a pretty good idea of the final result. Observe Surface of Fabric While Cutting Pattern Standing fiber ends are called nap or pile. Velvet, velveteen and terry cloth are examples of pile fabrics. Wool broadcloth and doeskin doe-skin are examples of nap fabrics while satin is a sheen fabric. In using any of the nap, pile or sheen fabrics, it's important to cut alike as to the direction of the surface or they will look like different dif-ferent colored materials when put together. A I i . I i'ir- ' : I : t " j' ; " ' ?': lit;! '& -v '1 f ! 1 9 -!-: 1 : . Dressy for its coloring, and adjustable in its proportions is this maternity dress of turquoise tur-quoise tissue faille with ruby and gold buttons fastening the bodice. The hook and eye adjustment ad-justment which allows for waistline expansion is concealed con-cealed by a smart wrapped and buttoned cummerbund. thetics such as rayon and nylon will not take a hot iron. You'll soon find this out in the attempt, Lut why melt and ruin the fabric even in one spot when you could have read the label and found out? Some materials need steaming rather than pressing, like velvet, Select fabrics .... as to what types of fabric are suitable suit-able for this particular pattern. In this way you can avoid looking at a lot of materials which would certainly cer-tainly be inappropriate to the style you have chosen. Some patterns need materials which pleats easily; others need those which drape well while still others need a crisp material. Select materials which are appropriate ap-propriate to the use to which you're putting them. Articles needing frequent fre-quent washing should carry the fast color, pre-shrunk or sanforized labels. la-bels. Treat Materials As Directed It's not as common today as it was yesterday, but it still happens! That lovely dress over which someone some-one put hours of sewing is ruined with its first washing, cleaning or pressing. Why? Simply, because there was no label to read or it was neglectefl when it came to cleaning the garment. Smart women know what they can expect from materials before they use them. Fragile fabrics are not Intended to survive hard soap and water tubbings. Some syn- appropriate to patterns. for example. Some rayon will wash but need a cool iron and no sprinkling. Some take to a bleach while others are ruined by them. |