Before starting to sew, I first zigzagged the edges of the fabrics to prevent them from fraying, washed them at 40 ˚C, put them in the dryer and ironed them. I expected them to shrink considerably, but to my surprise they hardly shrank at all. (I measured them before and after.)
Double gauze does look shrunk when it comes out of the dryer, and all shrivelled up, but it straightens out when ironed. In it’s shrivelled-up state it looks really nice, too, actually, so it’s not absolutely necessary to iron it.
I experimented with scissors and rotary cutter and found the rotary cutter easiest for cutting this fabric.
Lovely projects.
And the nest with eggs! What a lovely surprise!
The nest isn’t hidden very well and we hope the magpies won’t find it.
So happy you’re enjoying grandmahood. It’s truly the best!!
Absolutely, it’s wonderful!
Lovely fabrics! Lovely photos!👍
Thank you! Not just lovely to look at, but they feel very nice, cool and soft to the skin, too.
Really interesting. I never knew that kind of fabric was available, but I guess that is because I don’t sew. Please post pictures of whatever you make using the double gauze.
So nice that you’re interested even if you don’t sew. I was afraid I’d scare knitters away with this post.