I am trying to decide which season would be most useful to have the swatches for, or should I order one from each season?
Thanks for your help. This is a great idea!
Truly enjoyed this conversation today. Love the idea of a swatch book. I look for most of my fabric online and knowing how the fabric is made up, drapes etc etc is a huge help. I love sewing Historical Clothing and clothing for the Huret Reproduction Dolls. Right now I am trying to find fabric that matches as close as possible to the Princess Dolls clothing that was given to Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret from the people of France in 1938. I do have two reproduction dolls that are around 18" tall, the patterns of the the original dolls clothing, reproduction of the fish fabric and kits to make their beaded purses. All were made by the talented Stephanie Ehmen. What I need is to find the fabrics to reproduce the clothing using the patterns. I am scheduled to give a presentation about the Princess Dolls to my Doll Club in July of 2023. So must get busy.
My questions has to do with finding the right quality of flannel fabric. Joann has lots of flannel but, some of it is not soft and sorry to say cheap. Some is great. How can I tell when Iām ordering on line which is the highest quality of flannel. Does it show up in the fabric content?
Thanks and enjoying this topic. Linda
Patricia
July 16, 2022
When I went to search for the A to Z Fabrics book that Sherry was speaking of, I about had a heart-attack! Itās listed for hundreds of dollars as itās out-of-print! BUT, I kept searching and was FINALLY able to find it at a cost I thought was affordable. Donāt give up! Itās out there!