Stonemountain and Daughter Fabrics

Suzan's Helpful Hints

After Janet's recommendation for keeping buttons on the garment, staff came up with more suggestions for these products.

A drop of Fray Check or Fray Bock on the cut edges of tissue lame will prevent fraying.

Put a tiny drop in each corner of the staystiching for a bound buttonhole to prevent fraying.

Use a tiny drop on the ends of completed overlock stitches.

More Helpful Hints

Fade and Soften Jeans
Cutting faux furs
Lighter tails on costumes
Fusible firmness for totes and bags
Pillow making tip
Halloween treat bag pattern
Interfacing silks
Removing musty smells from fabric
Making zippers look better.
Adjusting for wearing ease in a pattern
Difference between Organza and Organdy
A great bias tape making tool.
How to bind with bias tape
Make your own bias tape
Tips for successful interfacing
Tips to make seams lie flat
Adding Ease to a pattern

Getting a smooth finish with fusible interfacings
Pre-shrinking interfacing
How to choose my interfacing
Determining the Quality of Fleece
How to clean fleece garments
How to tell the right and wrong side of fleeces
Wonder Tape
Terms used in dyeing
How much Rit® dye do I need?
Bias yield estimate chart, metric
Bias yield estimate chart
Felting
How to clean your fabrics
More about Fray Check and Fray Block
How to make buttons stay on
Chart of common Home Dec measurements