yard sale purchase fabric from Afganistan
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If you use the fabric, I would not use the part with the words. That should keep anyone from being offended. I purchased some fabric in a bag at one of the thrift stores, and have what looks like an alter cloth. Beautiful. I am not going to cut it up, but will use it on my formal dining table over the holidays. After all, it was sold.
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I did some looking around online and the hindi shawl looks like exactly that,, a shawl or wrap made to be used that way. The prayer shawls are larger. So that one is a go if I want to make anything from it I am thinking it would make a pretty vest for say the holidays maybe. or something . Who knows. The others I will have to look more but I am thinking prayer rugs would be heavier.
As far as fraying I can always serge the edges then cut or use interfacing . I am doing a binding on a wall hanging now out of silver lame' and use fusible light weight interfacing . I have done it before and it works fine. At least I think I am its not done yet. lol
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Stabilize BEFORE you serge or cut. That is what i've learned from classes with Steve Wilson of Anita Goodesign and John Deer. It eliminates raveling completely. Use a very lightweight stabilizer that is meant for knit fabrics. I use it on silks, and my favorite is Floriani's.
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Stabilize BEFORE you serge or cut. That is what i've learned from classes with Steve Wilson of Anita Goodesign and John Deer. It eliminates raveling completely. Use a very lightweight stabilizer that is meant for knit fabrics. I use it on silks, and my favorite is Floriani's.
OH yeah!!! I learned that the hard way the last time I tried this. My DD came up with the idea of using silver as a binding so it looks like a frame and I tried sewing it on and hand sewing the back down like normal ... I think I made up new words that day and if not then I made them up when I was removing it . LOL
I just used light weight interfacing but its not the one for knit fabrics. I will have to try that one before I cut up the shawl.
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If you don't want to cut them; sell them on eBay, in the classifieds, or a garage sale, etc., or donate them to Goodwill or such just to pass them on. Who knows, someone out there may be looking for them! Just a suggestion...
#28
They are beautiful and I would not cut them untill I knew what they are. It would be cool to have the one piece translated. Could they be prayer shawls or rugs? I wonder.
I don't think it would be insulting to re- purpose these fabrics. I think they are interesting pieces and just knowing what they are makes them more interesting. I think including the wording in your project makes it more special!
peace
I don't think it would be insulting to re- purpose these fabrics. I think they are interesting pieces and just knowing what they are makes them more interesting. I think including the wording in your project makes it more special!
peace
Last edited by ube quilting; 04-13-2012 at 06:18 PM.
#29
What does this even mean? It's okay to offend others but not you? Think about it. And Who is "us". Not me, that's for sure
Last edited by ube quilting; 04-13-2012 at 06:26 PM.
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