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Suzan's Helpful Hints


Dear Suzan,
I enjoyed making a vest from your Polar Fleece last year, but I still have a hard time telling the right from the wrong side of the fabric.

Home Sewing Association tells us that it is important to know the difference because the Face, or right side, will wear better and look better longer. Pile fabrics and single-sided fleeces have a plain knitted backside and so are easier to tell. But fleeces are not so easy, but here's a hint:

If you stretch fleece on the crossgrain they will usually curl to the wrong side. To avoid errors, mark the right sides of each garment piece as you cut it out.

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