Difficult Slipcover Fabrics

A rubberized backing on a Chenille fabric

2009-07-31T16:54:00.001-07:00

This can happen to anyone, anyone who didn't yet work with the rubberized backing and know how to compensate. The skirts scoot on too quickly, that's why there's too much skirt. The feed dogs grab that backing and hurry it through the needle, at a faster rate than the top layer. I suspect this is in large part rayon, though again, I didn't make these covers. I had access as I did replace them.

Polyester Velvet

2009-07-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

I swore I would never do a poly slipcover, but this was not quite as bad as I imagined. This cover did not require a walking foot, even at the thick parts. This is Modelo, I will add manufacturers info when I get it. As with all polys, it does not breathe ( allow air to pass through ) this example is pretty heavy, and the seat cushion fabric sticks to you pants when you get up. It does seem to wash well, I will test a sample with many washings to know for sure.

Cotton backed polyester Herringbone Twill.

2009-07-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

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lightweight poly unbalanced shiny plaid

2009-07-23T08:09:00.000-07:00

Though I will work until it's perfect, this fabric choice is several problems rolled into one. It's much too lightweight, half what I would prefer ( 10 ounces per yard is ideal ).

It has zero elasticity, it's a left - right unbalanced plaid with a designated right side and wrong side created by a woodgrain design added sheen, and it has a slippery-ness that makes the cushions slide right off the chair !

Ideally fabric would be all cotton, which will usually stretch 1.5" over the width of 54" ( 3% ), and would have no sheen of any kind. Unbalanced plaids can work out fine, but require additional yardage.

By the time I got to the zipper insertion, I had an inch gap instead of an inch seam allowance to spare. Fixable, with considerable effort, but typical, as a leetle too much taken in each seam will create the problem.

It did press well, on a poly setting, and thankfully, the chair allowed a good match everywhere, which is luck, this could have had a worse outcome.

LAURA
MULTIFLORA
END USE:
Bedding, Pillows, Table Coverings, Light Use Furniture, Slipcovers, Cushions
WIDTH:
54"
REPEAT:
Vertical - 0.50"
FIBERCONTENT:
52% Cotton, 48% Polyester
ORIGIN:
Taiwan