Stonemountain and Daughter Fabrics

Suzan's Helpful Hints

Has cutting fur left a mess of tiny hairs on your floor and cuttng table, and in your nose? Try this hint from our Mahnee.

With wrong side of fabric up, use the tip of the scissors to lift the fur's backing (usually knit), and cut as close to the backing as possible without cutting the nap of the fur.

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