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Taming cotton jersey

Taming cotton jersey takes a lot of time, but very little effort.

Lay washed cotton jersey out on a large table, folded in half -- lengthwise or crosswise as you find convenient.

Pat the grain straight, then baste all around the edges so that they can't curl. I used to pin them, but one day I ran out of pins, and realized that it's as easy to stick a needle as to stick a pin -- and thread doesn't have to be removed before you cut. Then spray with diluted starch. Hardware stores sell spray bottles intended for insecticide; these bottles are marked for diluting, and have very little inclination to clog up.

Allow the jersey to dry, then flip it over and spray the other side. When I want to be really, really sure, I give the fabric two or three coats of starch.

Oddly, I haven't found it necessary to wash out the starch before wearing the resulting garment -- even when I'm making underwear. YMMV

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Joy Beeson
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Thanks for this information toi help others! Barbara in SC

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Bobbie Sews More

I find with jersey that it's REALLY IMPORTANT to let the fabric rest after laying it out on the table for cutting, before you pin the pattern and cut it out. It might as well be drying its starch while it's resting!

Thanks for this tip.

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Kate XXXXXX

Jersey is one of the fabrics that I always pin to paper before cutting. And yes, resting is important for most fabrics, but especially for unstable knits like jersey... I try to give it a couple of days on the table.

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Kay Lancaster

I like to use it `rolling` nature to adorn clothes ,,, mirjam

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mirjam

No-one ever told me cotton jersey was supposed to be hard to handle, so it never has been for me. I just run it through the washer and dryer (as I do with ll new fabric) then lay it out on the worktable, pat it gently into place, lay out the pattern on top and hold it with pattern weights, and cut away.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

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Olwyn.Mary

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