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Pique Fabric – A Ribbed Fabric Member Of The Cotton Family
Pique fabric is a member of the cotton family with distinctive raised ribbing. Due to the raised ribbing, pique has more body and stiffness than normal cotton, and as a result is considered a medium weight cotton. Pique is handled according to the characteristics of ribbed fabrics.
Fabric Characteristics:
• Much weaker than fabrics without ribs • May require a nap layout • Some are easily marred by pins, needles or ripping • Susceptible to seam slippage • Puckered seams are sometimes a problem • Some creep badly when stitched • Some are damaged during pressing • May waterspot and show perspiration stains
Working With These Fabrics Requires:
• Sewing machine needles recommended 80/12 • Hand sewing needles sizes 5-10 • Sewing machine settings recommended is a stitch length of 2.5 mm • Sewing machine foot recommended is the standard foot • Thread recommended is good quality cotton or polyester • Layout is without nap, double thickness • Marking recommended is with Clo-Chalk or tracing wheel • Tools and equipment recommended are sharp scissors, rotary cutter and mat, sharp shears, pins and fabric weights • Seams and hems recommended are plain, double-ply, self-finished, piped, tucked, slot seams, and hems that are plain, hand double-stitched, hand blindstitched, blind catchstitched, catchstitched, • Seam finishes recommended are flat fell, straight seam, each side of seam serged separately • Hem finishes recommended are serged, hand stitched or topstitched with double needle • Pressing with steam iron on cotton setting • Closures recommended are buttonholes, snaps and button loops
These Fabrics Are Suitable For:
Pique is suitable for vests, jackets, fitted blouses, and bath robes.
For information about the notions, tools, and equipment required to complete a sewing project, click here to view the sewing notions home page
For more information about this family of fabrics some great references are:
Claire Shaeffer’s Fabric Sewing Guide More Fabric Savvy by Sandra Betzina For more interesting information about Pique fabric click here on Wikipedia.org
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