#polyester woven fabric

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What's Polyester Woven Fabric?

What's Polyester Woven Fabric?

Polyester can be an artificial fiber, and a typical fabric for clothing. There are excellent durability, insulation, in addition to wrinkle resistance. This causes it to become great for outdoor put on, jackets, and even garments. It's also a extremely inexpensive option for linen production.

Woven fabrics are made by interlacing yarns together in a very woven pattern. They in many cases are used to make covers, tarps, and pillows. They're durable and can fight water, mold, and mold.

They're available in many colors and can be printed with images, styles, and other graphics. They're also commonly used for a great deal of applications, including wall decor and upholstery.

This type of polyester woven fabric is perfect for garments and other products that are designed to be worn for long time frames, as they are easy to clean and maintain. They are also an ideal choice for children's clothes in addition to toys, as they are soft and easy to look after.

These types of woven polyester fabric can be available in various weight load, deniers, and thread counts. These options help you to search for the perfect polyester fabric to your project.

190D and 210D are the most used polyester denier options. The more expensive the number, the thicker plus much more durable the fabric are going to be.

1000D is a heavier fabric which is suitable for backpacks, gear, and outdoor gear. It can be used for hats plus uniforms.

1600D is an insulating fabric which you can use for winter apparel. It may also be used for pillow completing and tuffed blankets.

Our 65% Polyester / 35% Cotton Twill is definitely excellent polyester twill fabric for a range of garments and uniforms. It is additionally a popular choice with regard to uniforms in correctional facilities.

We offer a wide selection of polyester woven fabric options which might be custom printed with your logo along with graphics. You can upload your individual design or use considered one of our pre-made templates.

These polyester woven fabric options can be purchased in several thicknesses, needle matters, and weave widths. They are often manufactured with a selection of threads, fibers, and remedies, and are ideal with regard to filtration, absorbent, insulation in addition to specialty applications.

The most common polyester woven fabric can be a polypropylene-based material which they can use to create a combination of products. These fabrics are durable which enable it to be machine-washed and dehydrated.

Some of these sheets are woven into several designs and patterns, making them a versatile option for a handful of applications. These woven polyester fabrics can be used for bedding, draperies, and tablecloths.

They can be woven with a bunch of dyes, and can be printed with lots of designs and patterns. They can even be used for a a number of purposes, including sizing in addition to seaming.

They are generally not as soft as natural materials like silk or wool, but they can often be textured and manipulated to create a number of effects. They can likewise be mixed with additional fabrics, which can customers a more comfortable look.

[kabbdishankarsa]

Exploring the Advancements in Textile Manufacturing: How Companies are Innovating the Industry

The textile industry is constantly evolving and advancing, and textile manufacturing companies are at the forefront of these changes. One area in which we are seeing significant innovation is in the production of woven fabrics. Woven fabrics, which are made by interlacing two sets of yarns or threads at right angles to each other, are used in a wide variety of products, including clothing, home furnishings, and industrial products.

One of the most exciting developments in the world of woven fabrics is the use of new and advanced weaving technologies. These technologies allow manufacturers to create fabrics with unprecedented levels of precision and control, resulting in fabrics that are stronger, more durable, and more consistent in quality.

One example of these new technologies is the use of computer-controlled looms. These looms, which are operated by computers, can be programmed to create a wide variety of patterns and designs, allowing manufacturers to produce fabrics that are truly unique and customized to their customers' needs. This technology also enables textile manufacturing companies to produce fabrics at a much faster rate, increasing productivity and efficiency.

Another area in which textile manufacturing companies are innovating is in the use of sustainable and eco-friendly materials. Many companies are now using natural fibers like cotton and linen, as well as synthetic fibers made from recycled materials, in their woven fabrics. This not only helps to reduce waste and conserve resources, but it also allows manufacturers to create fabrics that are kinder to the environment.

Finally, textile manufacturing companies are also exploring new ways to use technology to improve the overall supply chain of textile manufacturing. The use of automation in textile manufacturing process has enabled companies to increase efficiency, improve quality control and reduce costs.

In conclusion, the textile industry is constantly evolving and textile manufacturing companies are at the forefront of these changes. From new weaving technologies to sustainable materials, textile manufacturers are finding new and exciting ways to innovate and improve the products they produce. This is an exciting time for the textile industry, and we can expect to see even more advancements in the future.

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[artschoolglasses]

Taking pictures for a monthly challenge going on over on the bird hellsite. Hence the armour set I don't usually wear...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

[vinceaddams]

For the past 3 months I've been very restrained and have only gone to the thrift store once a month (both because I don't want my stash to get out of control, and also I have very few moneys) but aggghh it's going to be so hard to not go back in a week or two, because guess what I found this time?

NINE AND A HALF METRES OF GLAZED 100% COTTON. For 8 dollars! I don't think I've ever found a cut that big of anything there! (Though I did once get 6 metres dark blue of wool suiting for 4 bucks from a different thrift store.)

I also found 2 pieces of the same kind of cotton voile I used for the red shirt, one black and one purple, and there's enough of each to do an equally big shirt.

I keep telling myself "ok, storage space is limited, you can't keep bringing home this much fabric every time you go to the thrift store" but then I keep finding amazing fabrics that I can't leave there.

[zhejianghuasheng]

Tarpaulin PVC Coated Woven Polyester Fabric For Tent or Truck

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Cargo materials are applied for truck tarpaulins, side curtains, container curtains, building and storage covers etc upto 3.20m wide. With good weldablity and easy clean lacquering coating (upon request) the material is durable. Such tarpaulins are available in many different colours and could be customer-made.

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Woven Fabric Manufacturers - Response Fabrics

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April 13, Xi'an, China, Shaanxi Archaeology Museum/陕西考古博物馆 (Part 5 - Tang dynasty, Song dynasty, and later):

Happy Mid-Autumn to everyone!

First up is again an undisputed star of the museum, the gold crown of Li Zhui/李倕. Li Zhui was the 5th generation descendant of Li Yuan/李渊, aka Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the first emperor of Tang dynasty (618 - 907 AD). It's speculated that this crown was what the Tang-era term "轻金冠" (lit. "light gold crown") was referring to. The crown itself wasn't just gold, however, it also had parts of silver, copper, and iron, decorated with pearls, mother of pearl, agate, turquoise, rubies, amber, ivory, and glass.

And it wasn't just a crown either. There were other pieces that were part of her outfit:

Various Tang-era gold and silver thread embroidery pieces found in the crypt of Famen Temple/法门寺, the plaque is visible in many of these so I won't be naming them all. There's a saying among Chinese archaeologists: "dry things last a thousand years, wet things last ten-thousand years, half-wet half-dry things last half a year" ("干千年，湿万年，不干不湿就半年"). This refers to the conditions the artifacts/remains were in over time, stable conditions usually preserve artifacts and remains better than changing conditions. Fabric-based artifacts are notoriously hard to preserve, especially in Xi'an's "half-wet half-dry" climate, so these are a rare sight:

Note that the bird and flower design on the right is actually not an embroidery, but designs woven straight into the fabric:

The gold threads used in these embroideries were made by wrapping long strips of gold foil around thread through the turning of these hook-shaped tools.

The gold threads produced from the above process were mainly used in two ways, either woven into the fabric (top), or embroidered onto fabric (bottom). The kind of embroidery here is called cujinxiu/蹙金绣, which uses gold threads and a technique that is similar to couching

Models of the microscopic structure of different types of silk fabric found in Famen Temple. In common usage today, the term sha/纱 often refers to light, almost see-through polyester fabrics, but in the past this term refers exclusively to a type of light silk fabric. However, the other ones listed here (ling/绫, luo/罗, juan/绢, jin/锦) almost always refer to silk fabrics.

Different types of motifs/patterns found on artifacts throughout time. Left is the evolution of juancaowen/卷草纹 ("curled plant motif") from Tang dynasty to Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234). Right is the evolution of lianhuawen/莲花纹 ("lotus flower motif") from Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127) to Yuan dynasty (1206 - 1368).

Left: evolution of juhuawen/菊花纹 ("chrysanthemum flower motif") from Tang dynasty to Yuan dynasty. Right: evolution of mudanwen/牡丹纹 ("moutan peony motif") from Tang dynasty to Yuan dynasty, and the evolution of youyuwen/游鱼纹 ("swimming fish motif") from Northern Song dynasty to Yuan dynasty.

This is another one of my personal favorites, a Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) bronze vessel with cloisonné enamel (called 掐丝珐琅 or jingtailan/景泰蓝 in Chinese). This type of vessel is called a gui/簋.

Song-era green-glazed porcelain from Yaozhou Kiln Site (耀州窑), so it's called yaoci/耀瓷 for short. This particular style is made by carving designs onto the piece before glazing and firing. I have attempted something similar when I took that wheelthrowing class years ago, but I failed lol

A Northern Song-era stone dui/敦 from the tomb of Lü Dalin/吕大临. The calligraphy here is in kaishu/楷书 script.

Also from the tomb of Lü Dalin, the left is a wine flagon with a dedicated holder used to warm the entire vessel along with the wine inside. The right is a incense burner with a swastika on top. Note that swastikas are very common in Chinese Buddhism, and is taken to mean "myriad" or "infinity" (the swastika is pronounced wan/萬, which literally means "ten-thousand", the figurative way of saying "infinity" in Chinese).

The process of making tea in Song dynasty, called diancha/点茶, which generally involves these steps: grinding the tea into a powder, sifting the tea powder, putting tea powder into a tea cup, pouring in hot water, and whisking the tea with a chaxian/茶筅 to create a light foam before drinking. In Song dynasty, the literati would hold contests among themselves to see who could make the perfect tea using the diancha method. This complex and time/effort consuming method was gradually phased out within China by the time of Ming dynasty, but deeply influenced Japanese tea making methods.

Left: a small porcelain piece depicting a mother lion and cub. The Chinese depiction of lions, called shi/狮, largely comes from a combination of the mythological suanni/狻猊, and the rare real lions that were given to China as gifts in the past. Right: a pottery dragon from Yuan dynasty, if I remembered correctly.

Also the previous part on Han dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) artifacts was getting way too long, so I put these two pictures here at the end. In ancient China, many round coins had a square hole in the middle, and these holes were used to string the coins up for easier storage and counting. Such strings of coins are called minqian/缗钱, and this is why the quantifier for coins in ancient China is usually chuan/串, guan/贯, or diao/吊. In usage, chuan is not a strict quantifier, but 1 guan or diao = 1000 coins.

A modern recreation of a Han-era painted lacquer box, this red pattern on black background look is very characteristic of Han-era painted lacquerware:

Painted pottery statue of a Buddhist deva:

The painted wall murals of a Yuan dynasty tomb, viewed from below:

And this concludes the posts for Shaanxi Archaeology Museum! The next museum (also the last one) will be Shaanxi History Museum, specifically the new Qin-Han dynasties museum.

[thehaberdasheress]

IT'S HERE I HAVE IT

A look at the sample Mariner's Star blanket

This blanket is 100% cotton, with moderate drape. Its texture is a bit rough, but sturdy. And it looks very unlike the crisp dramatic lines of a pattern printed onto polyester fabric.

The pattern isn't printed at all. It's woven.

Every shade of the blanket is the result of a specific colour crossing at the top with a shade or tint. Like an ancient tapestry, its coloured threads take turns, each coming to the fore at its specific time in the story.

I am so happy to find a quality product that's really unique. I tend to design things I'd personally like to own, and I am so looking forward to replacing my fraying Value Village special with this instead.

Also, Emily, complaints department chief and deputy inspector for quality control, says the blanket is 100% hers. So that's encouraging.

This blanket and many other offerings available at my Kickstarter campaign, which has 4 days to go before it ends.

[vincentbriggs]

Hello! I am newer to the sewing craft and hobby. I was wondering if you had any tips or thoughts on your favorite fabrics to use, qualities to look out for, and any other general tips you might want to give to a blooming designer. Most of my work is gonna be more whimsical and less historical, but that doesn't mean I can't use all the help and tips I can get going in! I will write down any valuable information you can give in my notes.

That is a VERY broad question and I don't really know how to answer without knowing more specifically what you're sewing! I do 18th century menswear, and very 18th century inspired everyday clothing, but I have no idea what you're looking to make, so I don't know if we need the same fabrics. Like, when I hear "more whimsical and less historical", for me that would be something like a tailored suit that looks like it's made of leaves, but for someone else it might be a big floofy ballgown.

But to answer the bit about my favourite fabrics - I prefer woven fabrics in natural fibres with no stretch. I use a lot of linen, cotton, wool, and some silk and rayon, with the weight and specific kind of fabric depending on what garment I'm making and what season it's for. Usually they're medium or heavy weight, with the exception of shirts. My favourite thing for nightgowns is thrifted 100% cotton bedsheets, my favourite thing for shirts is lightweight linen, and I like making pants out of heavy cotton and jackets and waistcoats out of wool suiting, but there are lots more materials I've used for these things.

And there are people who like to sew with stretch knits, or who use a lot of shiny synthetics, or lightweight gauzy fabrics! There are tons of different kinds of fabric, and the ones that are best for you will depend on what kind of garments you're making, what kind of wear they'll get, and your budget. (Though I will say that I'm a polyester & acrylic hater. Sometimes synthetics can be nice if you need something sparkly and shiny that can't be done with natural fibres, and I do usually machine sew with poly thread, but polyester fabrics are often a Bad Texture and they don't breathe and I avoid wearing or working with them.)

One thing that might be helpful is going to your nearest fabric store and touching lots of fabric and reading the labels. It's not the same as actually sewing with them, but it should help you get a bit more familiar with the textures of various weaves/how much they fray/etc. (Also looking at the fibre content on the labels of your own clothing, even though these days far too many things are polyester, or some sort of blend, and there are lots of great fabrics people are missing out on.)

I'd also recommend Nicole Rudolph's videos on fabric - she's got ones on wool, silk, linen, cotton, and tailoring supplies, which ought to give you a good idea of the various qualities of those particular natural fibres.

Here's a link to my FAQ, which has some other sewing questions I've answered over the years.

[cobragardens]

Aziraphale's Ascot: An Analysis

What's most interesting to me about the ascot Aziraphale is wearing when he turns up in Crowley's car in 1967 is that it's very fashionable.

An ascot (American), or day cravat (British), is a band of material meant to be worn inside the shirt collar, terminated on each end with a long wide tongue of that same fabric.

The band goes around the back of the neck, and the tongues are tied in the front and tucked into the open neck of a collared shirt. An ascot displays a wide sweep of color just below the wearer's face to flatter their complexion and show their personality.

And the late 1960s was the ascot's peak of popularity. The Duke of Windsor wore them; the mods wore them; British Invasion bands wore them. Fred wears an ascot in the Scooby-Doo cartoons. Lance Corporal Shadwell wears one. They were a huge trend.

On the surface this doesn't seem like Aziraphale at all. His previous appearances indicate his stylishness in ancient Rome is merely serendipitous overlap of Roman fashion with his personal preferences for white robes, blond hair in a Brutus cut, and gold wing-themed jewellery. In 1601, 1793, 1941, and all contemporary scenes, his style is decades to more than a century off the fashion of its time. We know he's into bow ties by 1941, and he's hardly one to adopt a style merely because it's popular; so why the ascot in 1967?

One possible explanation is that Aziraphale misses the clothing of the Victorian period and leaps at the chance to wear something that harks back to a time when he felt at home, sartorially speaking.

I don't think that's it, though, at least not in Show Omens. For one thing, traditional ascot ties (what a British person would call an ascot or an ascot tie, rather than a day cravat) are not at all the same accessory as the ascots of the 1960s: they're formal rather than semi-casual daywear; they're made of thicker silk, often with a woven rather than printed pattern; and they're worn outside the shirt and collar. More importantly, we've got two scenes of Aziraphale in the Victorian period, and he's not wearing an ascot tie in either of them: he's wearing a long cravat tied in a wide bow, a precursor to his bow ties.

I therefore propose a different explanation for the ascot of 1967.

As Aziraphale has clearly never been anywhere near a polyester fibre in the whole of his celestial existence, and as he always affects an appearance of idle hereditary wealth, we must presume that this--

--is silk. (In fact in the 1960s, a silk ascot in light colors was a signal of upper-class status.)

And we know Aziraphale likes silk, because by 2023 he's been wearing a silk velvet waistcoat for 200 years.

I again advance the argument that, despite himself, Aziraphale is a voluptuary by nature: a person who directs their energies toward the pursuit and enjoyment of pleasure, especially (but not solely) sensual pleasure.

He can control his appearance at will, and yet he has a barber; that means he enjoys the pleasure of a haircut and maybe a hot shave. (I have similar suspicions about his manicured hands.) The barber has recommended new cologne, which means Aziraphale has an old cologne, which means he likes to smell beautiful scents. He eats for sensual pleasure. He drinks for sensual pleasure (much more so than Crowley, who drinks for the pleasure and escape of inebriation). He listens to music for sensual pleasure. He attends the theater for pleasure. Reading is as much a sensual pleasure inside your own head as it is intellectual self-stimulation (which is its own kind of pleasure in turn); and believe me, collecting books is as much a sensual pleasure as a logistical and a philosophical one.

Aziraphale even agrees to an Arrangement with a demon to give himself more spare time for his pursuit of human pleasures. And then he and the demon become friends, because what could be a greater pleasure than indulging yourself in the good company of someone clever and kind and beautiful, who flirts with you and tells wicked jokes you mustn't laugh at--except perhaps for the pleasure of making that person smile in return?

Fun fact: The silk of which casual ascots are made is finer than the silk of either traditional ascot ties or neckties, because ascots/day cravats are made to be worn inside rather than outside the collar.

In 1967, instead of his usual crisp bow tie around his usual tightly buttoned collar, Aziraphale wears an open collar and a day cravat because the fashion of the 1960s lets him keep silk against his skin.

And there's one other thing, too. Compare Aziraphale's ascot to Lance-Corporal Shadwell's, or to the standard ascot knot:

The edge of Azirapale's ascot sits below the edge of his shirt collar where it should sit above, and the cascade spills almost an inch in front of his Adam's apple instead of flush against his neck. Aziraphale has tied his ascot low and loose.

It allows him to bare more of his throat to Crowley than has been sanctioned by custom for 2,000 years.

How long after Aziraphale reverted to bow ties did Crowley think about that?

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The main advantage with polyester over natural fibers is its durability as well as affordability

Aspects of Polyester Woven Fabric

Polyester, or perhaps polyethylene terephthalate, is just about the most popular synthetic fabric varieties. It is a resilient, inexpensive material that has found widespread easily use in everything from sports gear to industrial fabrics Polyester Woven Fabric Manufacturer plus household textiles. It is available in numerous types of textures, colors, and thicknesses, that will be printed with any design imaginable. This versatility helps it be an incredibly useful, practical material for many different applications and goods.

Woven polyester is a great choice for pillowcases since it's soft and comfortable yet firm enough to help withstand repeated use. Additionally it is very easy to clean and take care of and dries quickly following washing. Woven polyester is also perfect for blankets and various other home textiles because it's available in a variety of colors and can often be customized with any design you need.

The main advantage with polyester over natural fibers is its durability as well as affordability. It's more expensive than cotton but inexpensive than silk or constructed from wool, making it a great choice for items that has to be strong and long-lasting. Woven polyester is usually extremely versatile, and can be used in a wide range of garments and other textiles, through pants and shirts for you to skirts and dresses.

OEM Polyester Woven Fabric  Whether you're looking to get a high-end designer dress or a couple sturdy work pants, there will probably be a woven polyester option that suits the needs you have. Woven polyester is also the end choice for outdoor apparel, like tents and tarps, since it's resistant to dampness and durable. It can be custom-printed for a different, personalized touch.

In addition to as being a popular fabric type in its own right, polyester is a vital ingredient of certain nonwoven fabrics. In fact, it's the key component of spun ribbons nonwoven fabrics, which are utilized in wet wipes as well as kitchen towels. It can also be used in medical plus hygiene products, such seeing that masks and hospital dresses.

While polyester can use a few negative impacts to the environment, it's an excellent material for a lot of different products and software. It's recyclable and is usually turned into new items or made into yarn-like thread for easily use in other fabrics. In truth, recycling polyester is a good way to reduce greenhouse energy emissions.

GD-001 100% Polyester Weft Knitting Polar Fleece

[balkanradfem]

I keep thinking everyone knows the exact same information as me, but since I'm about to make more posts about textiles and clothing, as I'm reading the book on them, I'm going to write down some basic information, just in case it's not very common, because a lot of this I only gathered recently. If I get something wrong please correct me in a kind way!

So where does the clothing come from, and how do we make it? During most of the history, textiles were made by women, from natural materials; flax, wool, cotton, silk, jute. Recently we started using more synthetic materials, like acrylic, polyester, nylon, spandex. If you want to make clothing from the natural materials, like wool or cotton, they first need to be processed, cleaned and combed, then spun into yarn, or thread. Spinning is the process where women manage to pull a thin part of the material and spin the fibres into one consistent, firm thread. It's super impressive to watch them do it and I have no idea how they manage to make it consistent, I've not yet tried to do it myself.

Once the thread is done, it can be made into a textile by knitting, crochet, or weaving. There are also other more complex, decorative methods, like tatting or lacing.

For knitting, you need two needles, or a special circular needle, or, there are also knitting machines, which you can use to make woolen fabric. For weaving, you need a loom. For crochet, you need a crochet hook. While knitting and weaving can be done by a machine, crochet can only be done by hand. Woven fabrics are firm, sturdy, durable, and not stretchy, while knit fabric is the most stretchy and soft. I'm not sure about crochet since I only have one crochet garment, but mine is very sturdy!

All of these methods were historically done by women; families were able to grow flax plants close to their homes, and women would then create linens, woven textiles made from processed flax, which was used to make sheets and clothing. Linen was specifically useful in keeping people clean, since it's very good at absorbing moisture. Used as an under-garment, it was capable of absorbing sweat, and protecting the outer layers, which were not washed. Experiments have shown that frequently changing into clean linen was more effective at keeping clean than showering and then putting on the same clothing back on.

Women's ability to create clothing was sadly exploited, and women were even banned to sell it commercially, or from competing at the commercial market, but their husbands were allowed to profit off of their craft.

In the USA, cotton was the most produced material, however for this too people were enslaved and exploited; cotton took human labour to grow, harvest and process, it also required a lot of water, and caused destruction of environment, because of the chemicals used in it's growth, and the unsustainability of monocrops.

Creating a piece of clothing out of textiles, or sewing, is a process that still cannot be completely automated; while you can use a sewing machine, you cannot make a machine that would produce a whole garment out of textiles. No mass-produced piece of clothing was sewn by a machine, it always has to be made by a human being. This is why a lot of the sewing labour is currently outsourced to third-world countries and companies use modern slavery in order to create fast fashion; there is no machine that can do it, so by the rules of capitalism, the companies are trying to get that labour as cheap as possible, often at the cost of human lives.

We didn't use to have as many garments as we do today, in the 18th century people would have two outfits, one for normal days of the week, and one for Sunday. The clothing they owned was usually made to fit them exactly, either by a female member of the family, or a seamstress, and these garments were made to last them for decades. As clothing became cheaper to buy than to make at home, and more of it became mass-produced, people started acquiring more of it, but also using it for lesser period of time. This would eventually grow into a bigger problem, due to the amount of chemicals and labour used to grow, process, dye and sew the garments, and the amount of waste we were starting to accumulate.

Introduction of synthetic materials, like acrylic, made the yarn and the textiles much cheaper, however it lacks the important properties natural materials have. Do you ever notice how synthetic garments sometimes continue smelling bad even after you wash them? That is because they'll absorb sweat, but become hydrophobic when wet, meaning they will take in your sweat, but refuse to let it go once they're in the water. This means that the longer you have them, the worst their stink becomes. This, of course, can be hidden by the generous use of scented fabric softener, but it won't exactly make the garment clean. This information I've learned recently, but it helped me identify what were the most synthetic pieces of clothing I had. Acrylic clothing had also proven to shed 1.5 more microplastics than any other polyester when put into the washing machine.

Having our clothing grown, processed, spun, woven/knit, and then sewn far out of sight, it's possible to lose the sight of where it came from, or how it's made. Only by trying to do it yourself, or learning closely about the process can one learn to appreciate what a monumental task it is, to create fabric, or a garment. Other than the synthetic textiles, of which I still know very little of, all of the natural clothing is a product of plants and animals, it takes land, farming, agriculture and water to grow the plants, raise the animals, and then labour to process and spin the fibres. It's also something people used to do in their gardens, inside of their homes, something that was normal for women to do, and to trade for anything else they needed, saving them from having to work for wages. Women making fabric was always to the benefit of everyone around them, while m*n taking over the industry and doing it commercially, ultimately brought slave labour to a lot of people, cheap and low quality garments to the select few, and money to the hands of the exploiters.

Being curious about clothing and what becomes of it, is a big benefit to the environment and the future of the earth! Knowing what the textile industry is doing, and how does it affect the planet, can be a great motivator to try and sew, or upcycle and mend clothing, or create garments. It's presented to us as something women were forced to do in the past, and it's connected to 'feminine hobbies', but in actuality, it is power to create something humans cannot do without. Women in the past used it's power too, whenever they could. And we are the only ones who ever used this power for good.

[trishmishtree]

I'm not sure what I was thinking when I made this skirt.

Actually, I do know what the idea was. But it was kind of a dumb idea.

See, I made this wool cape back in 2022 for Capetember and thought it could have functioned as a nice skirt for winter. Unfortunately, my neck is way smaller than my waist, so the cape could not actually function as a skirt because the proportions were wrong. So I got more of that wool coating fabric and tried to make a calf-length modernized Edwardian princess skirt (the type with the raised waistline). The raised waist part is lined with a light cotton sateen, and the shortened hemline is stiffened with modern polyester sew-in non-woven interfacing.

It turns out that this wool coating fabric is so thick that it does not actually swish when it's cut as a 1/2 circle skirt the way it would swish as a 3/4 circle cape. It's also really bulky at the waist because I attached the raised waist/upper part and the skirt together at the waist seam, instead of cutting the whole thing into gores the way Edwardian princess skirts were actually made.

It has to be worn over a c0rset because otherwise it would get wrinkly and crumple at the waist when I bend over, which means that I also need to wear a camisole under the c0rset, and another layer over it to act as a c0rset cover, because my c0rset is dark blue and shows through white blouses. And it's a winter skirt, so I would also be wearing it over fleece-lined tights, which would then necessitate the addition of a slip/petticoat to keep the tights from clinging to the wool of the skirt when I walk. So that's 5 layers of clothing I'm wearing around my waist, before I even put the actual skirt and blouse on! No wonder wearing this outfit felt like I just cocooned my waist in layers and layers of fabric. It's definitely warm, but in an 'I'm wearing too many layers and they're all bunching at the waist" kind of way.

It looks nice on camera, but not flattering or comfortable in real life when I'm bending and moving in it. Also, it has decent-sized pockets, but they make the front of the skirt stick out weirdly, so that was also disappointing.

Here you can see that the raised waistline is lower in front but higher in back, to show off the effort I put into making my puffy-front blouse:

This is the back-closing V-yoked Edwardian shirtwaist I made about 18 months ago and never photographed. It goes better with my floral circle skirt (and I actually do get a lot of wear out of it), but I'm pairing it with the black wool skirt here because the actual blouse that I made to go with this skirt isn't done yet.

[mayakern]

how are viscose shirts for hot weather? are they more breathable than cotton?

this is not something i can easily quantify, as cotton is a fiber and can be woven or knitted into many types of fabrics, some of which are more breathable than others.

for me personally, i really enjoy wearing the viscose in the summer because it’s so lightweight and cool-feeling, but i cannot predict what you will and won’t find breathable. i’ve had people tell us our previous polyester button shirts were super nice and lightweight and breathable, and had other people say they were stifling and too hot. 🤷‍♀️

anyway if anyone else wants to add in their two cents go ahead!

[yetitakinginventory]

Official Promo Hoodie

Detailed Pictures Courtesy of @arth-ur

The most popular fandom recreation, Jack Frost's iconic blue hoodie, did have an official version during the movie's premier showing.

The hoodie is a dark blue with white zipper and drawstrings and light blue frost print on the pocket, collar, elbows, and wrist areas. Heather is a type of fabric where grey material is woven with another color, this gives the official hoodie a grey look in most photos you will find of it.

The frost pattern is printed unevenly along the collar, as the hoodies were not made custom but printed onto the American Apparel F497 zip-hoodie. The current (2024) F497 available is a 50/50 polyester cotton while the 2012 hoodie was a tri-blend of cotton, polyester, and rayon. This is important when identifying well made reprints of the hoodie.

The most notable frost pattern will be the logo on the right arm sleeve, the Rise of the Guardians title will be below and to the right of the frost pattern, not directly below or inside it.

There is also photos online of hoodies with black draw strings, I currently have no information on this variant.

I do not currently have a price range on this as it rarely shows up online under the tags and the ones that do vary wildly in price. I would personally price it at above $50 at the lowest, however the Fandom recreations are often lovingly crafted and depending on quality and if its embroidered, bedazzled, or covered in glitter, can go for above $100. A Jack Frost cosplay with staff was just posted (Oct 2nd 2024) on Mercari for $60 and was sold within the hour.

[oncethrown]

I kept seeing this skirt on Pinterest, and I loved it, so I made it. Out of curiosity, I timed how long it took me. Without counting cutting and adjusting a basic skirt block and making and adjusting a mock-up, this skirt took me 14 hours to make. I fiddled with the pleats and decided I wanted the waist band to sit differently, and took it apart and restyled and put it back together, so maybe cut it down to 11 hours of actually producing the skirt, which includes French seams, and hand stitching the waistband, buttons and hem.

I used OKEO-TEX Tencel, this two and a half yards was around 60 bucks.

Tencel is a fabric produced like rayon, from wood or bamboo fibers broken down by a chemical process and extruded into a yarn that can be woven into fabric. The process for rayon uses highly caustic and poisonous liquids, which are very often dumped in a way that destroys the environment (Rayon cannot legally he produced in the US because it can’t meet *any regulations*) The process for Tencel uses slightly less toxic chemicals, but more importantly is circular, meaning 99% of the materials used are recovered and reused, and it’s fully biodegradable making it one of the more sustainable types of fabric,even though it is a man made fiber.

I used kind of cheap buttons, and together with thread and interfacing that’s probably another 10 dollars.

So 70 in materials.

A living wage in the Twin Cites is about 23 an hour. That’s what it takes just to make rent and buy food and get by.

At 23 an hour the labor cost is $253.00.

But I have years of experience, I used some advanced techniques, and a living wage should be a base salary, so let’s call a fair, mid career wage for producing a product everyone needs, clothes, 36 an hour.

Labor cost now $396.00

Plus 70 in materials: $466.00

A little wear and tear on machinery and tools and incidentals like needles and chalk, maybe add 2 more dollars.

This one-off bespoke skirt costs $468.00 dollars. Theoretically.

Mara Hoffman sells a very similar skirt, with a Tencel/Linen blend and a catch stitch hem for $405.

Darling has a Linen/Rayon Blend without fine finishing for $135

Amazon has a polyester version for $30

Temu has a polyester one for $12

The point here is not “Only buy 500 dollar skirts” but all clothes are hand made and that labor has value.

All labor has value. We all should buy fewer clothes, but we should all be able to afford decent clothes.

A 12 dollar skirt is *nonsense* but so is only being able to afford clothes that won’t last more than a couple washes.