If you want to sew something with your own hands, you need to determine the right and wrong sides of the fabric before cutting. This will not only have a positive effect on the appearance of the product, but also facilitate the sewing process.
Instructions
Step 1
Spread the fabric on the table, folding it so that both sides are visible at the same time: the front and the back. On a printed fabric, compare the definition and saturation of the pattern. On the front side, the ornament should be brighter and more distinct. Run your hand over the fabric. The front side of the printed material is usually smooth and slightly shiny, while the back side is slightly fuzzy and matte.
Step 2
Examine the canvas from both sides. Pay attention to various defects: thickened or elongated threads, knots, etc. Usually they are taken to the wrong side. There should be no defects on the front side of high-quality fabric. For expensive fabrics with metallic threads, the front side should be more elegant and shiny.
Step 3
Plainly dyed fabrics with twill or plain weave have no qualitative differences between the front and the wrong side. Such fabrics are called double-faced.
Step 4
Examine the edge of the fabric carefully. There are colored threads on the front side of the edge of the woolen fabrics, which are almost invisible on the inside. The edge of any fabric is smooth on the front side, and knots and roughness can be seen on the wrong side.
Step 5
The front side of silk and satin fabrics has an attractive glossy sheen. The reverse side of such fabrics is usually matte. The face of fuzzy fabrics, as a rule, has a thicker and longer pile than their wrong side. It must be remembered that some materials, such as a bike, have the same nap on the front and back sides. Fleece is considered a two-faced material. Clothes from it can be sewn with a pile outward or inward.
Step 6
When buying fabric, pay attention to how the fabric is rolled up. Domestic silk, linen and woolen fabrics, as a rule, are packed with the right side inward, and cotton with the wrong side inward.
