One of my fondest memories of the holidays as a child was decorating the Christmas tree with silver icicle strands. Does anyone remember these? I was reminded of them when I saw this metallic silver slinky fabric at Hancock fabrics spot the bolt table last year. It was $2.89 a yard and I got 3 yards of it. Slinky is what knits that are made of acetate are sometimes called, and the name fits it well. The fabric just likes to slither away from you when you try to press it. Thank goodness it doesn't wrinkle much! I don't want to give you the wrong impression- it wasn't that hard to sew with, but the pressing was really impossible. I've seen this kind of knit a lot in travel catalogs because of it's wrinkle resisting qualities. It used to be very expensive to buy by the yard, but I don't see much of it around in the fabric shops these days. Probably because it is just so slithery to work with! Emma One Sock has some great tips for ...
Ann's Sewing Experiments