Hello, I was wondering, say there was a situation where there was fabric, but it wasn't quite strong enough, and I wanted to "upgrade" it to ripstop, by weaving or stitching a quadrille ruled pattern, is that possible?
The idea would be to add ripstop capability to a range of fabrics, I am learning more about textiles, and I hope that you can help me add that to my repatroire (sp?) thanks if you can help.
What exactly are you trying to make? That makes a huge difference in what fabric to choose.
Ripstop can be very difficult to sew with. It is slippery and nylon ravels like crazy. All the seams have to be "finished." This can occur in several ways: using a special hot tool to cut it out--heat sealing the edges; serging the edges; or cutting it out and putting Fray Check along each cut edge.
I was thinking the same thing especially if the fabric in question is more than a few yards. I'm thinking adding vertical and horizontal lines of stitching 1/4" apart on 100 yards of fabric would be nearly impossible.
However, if OP has a particular color or print that must be used and it is not available in ripstop, then possibly a method for making the present fabric "stronger" would be to bond it to another fabric. That would depend a lot on fiber content. Or perhaps use a fusible *woven* interfacing.
It would be useful to have additional details on the actual fabric and prospective use Op has in mind.
Interesting! I had never heard of that technique. I would love to get my hands on one of the metal "traditional sashiko thimble"s shown on that site. All they seem to sell are leather ones.
For kites, but in a 3rd world environment. Rip-stop just isn't sold on the streetcorners. I guess I'm just spoiled.
That was a joke (I have a really dry sense of humor sometimes).
If I can keep the fabric from ripping, there's a wider range of colors available.
I'm kind of looking at weaving nylon fabric for kites--I might just make it from bottles of chemicals. It seems that there is such a great world of sewing, and the possibilities are endless.
Maybe I need to start with, is there a miniature loom or something, so that I can make test patches? I want control over all aspects of the fabric, to customize it--I don't want to order something from a catalog that has 20,000 things in it, and waiting 4 months for something that never arrives.
But, I appreciate your commentary, and I'll continue to work with all of your ideas that you can share, as I learn more.
Please direct comments to the group, so that other people might benefit from the exchange of ideas that (hopeful) continues?
Yes, that is interesting, thank you. But I wonder if the Sashiko technique can be programmed into one of the entry-level (less expensive) monogramming sewing machines? It kind of reinforces and thickens the fabric, doesn't it? Good reference. The sewing Gods are smiling--and almost as much fun as the van Gods (did you see those commercials--putting disco lights and purple Tiki water fountains in the back of 70's vans with those heavy, shag-plush interiors? Now there's a sewing project)
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