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What type of thread should you use for machine sewing some bleeding madras fabric into pocket squares?
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Any 100% cotton or poly cotton sewing thread should work well for madras fabric. You should use a dull, neutral color that will blend in with the primary background tone of the madras. You should not use buttonhole twist, basting or quilting thread.
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What you mean by bleeding madras?
Bleeding Madras is fabric made by weaving together yarns of different colors together, to form a kind of madras or plaid fabric, wherein the dyes used to color the yarns, are all vegetable dyes. Hence, the finished fabric , when washed, lets the colors run or "bleed", giving the fabric almost a new color with every wash.This property of the fabric is actually a desirable property, and some would buy madras fabric only if it bleeds, and would not consider regular color-fast madras plaid fabric. This is because bleeding madras is considered a novelty item, and a vintage heirloom item.Bleeding madras is mostly woven on traditional handlooms, and is considered an art form.Today's madras fabric and clothing is the modern version of madras. These are color-fast yarns of which the fabric is made, and hence no bleeding of colors takes place.
What is patchwork madras fabric?
Madras Patchwork fabric is fabric made of patches of Madras plaid fabric. Madras plaid fabric is pure cotton fabric woven in the city of Madras,India, and is known for its bleeding qualities and softness making it ideal wear for summers. The patchwork madras fabric is patch-work stitching formed into a fabric,where the 'base' fabric is madras plaid cottons. More on how it is made: 1. The base fabrics need to be chosen/woven first.These can be ready fabrics in different Madras check patterns/colors. 2.Once the base fabrics are in hand, the designers make color-combinations of 3,4,6 or even 15 checks/plaids in different colors, in order to give the completed fabric its signature pattern. 3.After the color/check patterns are chosen,its time to cut the individual fabrics into strips according to the size of checks required.Most patchwork madras fabric is available in 3x3 inch checks.Which means that the fabric is cut into 3 inch width strips along the entire length of the fabric. 4.These strips (assuming 3 inches in width and of the length equal to the entire length of the fabric in yards) are then loaded on to motorised sewing machines operated by women workers of India,who are untrained masters of sewing despite never having read a book on sewing or crafts,or even ever having seen a sewing pattern. Once loaded on to the machines, these fabric strips are then stiched onto the other fabric strips of different colors/patterns chosen to make the entire design pattern originally decided upon by the fabric designer. Regardless of the stitching method used,the fabric looks almost the same on the front & back of the fabric. It is fabric that is made of small squares of plaid fabric that are sewn together to make one larger piece of fabric. This site shows a pic of some shorts made from patchwork madras fabric: http://www.amazon.com/Izod-Patchwork-Madras-Plaid-Shorts/dp/B000P8AK3E
What is madras's?
Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric that took its name from what is formerly Chennai in India. It mainly used for summer clothing and is known for its bright check patterns and plain design.
What were madras shirts?
Madras shirts are more often spotted during the hot summer months because the madras fabric is a light weight cotton ideal for summer temps. The shirts are also plaid and often various shades of pastel.
What kind of a fabric is madras?
It is a lightweight cotton. It comes from India, and is printed with patterns, usually plaid. Since it's lightweight and made out of cotton, it is usually used for summer apparel. Things like plaid shirts and shorts are often made from madras.
What is the synonym of madras?
Madras is a state in India which is now known as Chennai. Earlier it was known as Madras.
When did The Madras Times end?
The Madras Times ended in 1921.
Can you give me a sentence with the word madras?
Madras is a beutiful place.
How do you spell the word for tartan shirt?
like madras? madras.
Why was the city Madras in India named Chennai?
because madras
When was Madras College created?
Madras College was created in 1833.
When was Madras Treeshrew created?
Madras Treeshrew was created in 1850.
