![]() You can use all the different weights of linen to create playful silhouettes.It always has an interesting texture, even when blended with other fibers.It’s good at temperature control, but it really shines in warmer weather because it's so airy. It’s easy to sew, so it’s beginner-friendly, but it has a far superior drape and hand to quilting cotton.It’s woven from flax and comes in different weights, colors, blends, and prints. Linen might reign as the overall most-favorite garment fabric for the Seamwork team. You can find Robert Kaufman fabrics at most fabric stores, including a bunch on our Fabric Deals page. Also, look for their Jet Setter if you need some stretch in your twill because it has added elastane. Robert Kaufman is one of our favorite manufacturers of twill. Read this article to learn about sewing with denim. Read this article to learn all about twill because that diagonal weave makes it a napped fabric. ![]() Denim is a twill and one of the best all-around fabrics to sew.It has more mechanical stretch than canvas, making it a great bottom-weight fabric.It’s very easy to sew because it’s stable, but it still has a nice drape for garments.If it’s too lightweight, it can be less forgiving and wrinkle into the hollows of your body. However, if you’re sewing bottoms, look for 8 oz or higher (not sure what that means? Read this article). Twill has a signature diagonal weave that is tight enough to make it an excellent fabric for pants, shorts, and jackets. They’re organized by weight, starting with the heaviest weight and ending with the lightest weight. The first five fabrics are wovens, and the remaining fabrics are knits. We just trust them! You can find all the fabrics on this list at these stores. Shop our trusted list of stores here-and no, they aren’t sponsors. But, if you’re a Seamwork member, you can get discounts at more than 50 fabric stores worldwide. Seamwork is located in the US, so we typically purchase fabric from the US and Canada. If you get familiar with certain fabric manufacturers, you can look for lists of their distributors online to find a store near you. She and Sarai talked about all of these fabrics in episode 98 of the Seamwork Radio podcast, and it’s such a helpful list that here is a round-up.īelow is a list of our favorite woven and knit fabrics, the reasons why we love them, and our favorite manufacturers and shops to visit when we need them. Haley (our pattern designer) is the one on the Seamwork team who shops for fabric for the samples each month. Here at Seamwork, we have a bunch of go-to fabrics for our sample garments. ![]() Do you have a favorite fabric? Something you reach for over and over because it’s so comfortable, or it works perfectly for the weather where you live?
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