Cutting Fabric

Cutting fabric is really important [ then again, most things in sewing are! ]. It can seriously affect your work, and if you do it incorrectly, you will waste fabric.

How to Cut Fabric-Rules

1. Always cut a shape from the edge of the fabric. If you cut it from the centre, you will waste fabric and when you want to do other projects with the same fabric, that require lots of the same material, you will have to buy more because your other shape will not fit in the space left.
2. When you have a shape like a pony, for example, there are some parts of its shape that need to be rounded, such as a neck. What you do is you snip a few small triangles from the edge of the fabric to the stitches. However you should only do this if instructed.
3. Cut slowly. If you cut your fabric really fast you can make a mistake, so it's best to cut slowly and steadily.
4. Make sure your fabric is straight, not crumpled! This rule is very important. Your fabric MUST be straight and flat before you begin cutting. If it is crumpled, your shape will go all wrong and you would've wasted fabric.
5. Cut your fabric on a flat surface. Never cut your fabric in your lap or on an unsteady surface. Cut on a table or a tray, or anywhere else that is flat, not a bed!

How to find Fabric Catalogues Online

Sometimes you want to know the price of fabric before you buy it. Check an online catalougue. Sometimes you want to know how much it will cost per meter. Check an online catalougue. Sometimes you will want to know what colours are available. Check an online catalougue.

I found this catalougue online, for the Spotlight shop. Most other craft stores will have this available to you so I suggest you check it out, especially before going shopping, so you know exactly what you want, how much it costs, etc.

Below is the Spotlight catalougue and what materials are on sale.

http://salefinder.com.au/Spotlight-AU-catalogue?gclid=CMeI9pLxp7wCFVJxvAodNg0A3A

Sewing Rule #1- Instructions

There are many rules in the sewing world. A very important one is:

Read through all the instructions before you do a project

This can be crucial to your project. You don't want finish your project and realise you misunderstood the instructions, so that your piece is lopsided and ruined forever. The end.

But when you read through the instructions before commencing your project, your piece will be marvellous and sell for $200.

So, once again, always read the instructions before sewing.

By the way, this is how you will feel when you have read through the instructions:

Advice-Posture

Correct posture is extremely important when you are sewing. If you have bad posture, you will most likely damage your back and find sewing tricky.

When sewing, keep your back straight. Keep your project near the end of your rib cage. Relax your shoulders and hold your sewing 2 inches away from your chest { roughly } . Avoid straining your eyes. Have good light coming over your right shoulder.

This will feel better and is good for your body.