Ever wanted to know more about the different types of sweat-shirting and cosy jersey fabrics available, and how to pair them up with sewing patterns? Well we've created the perfect blog post and video for you!
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Let's begin with sweat-shirting...
Sweat-shirting fabric is often medium-heavy weight, it is also likely to have a lovely and soft fleece-back but the front of the fabric is still nice and smooth. It's the perfect fabric to keep you nice and cosy and warm.
When the fabric is fleece-backed it tends to be a little bit heavier in weight, which makes it really good for garments such as sweatpants, sweatshirts or hoodies. It would be ideal for sewing patterns such as Hudson Pants, Neige Sweatshirt, Southbank Sweater and the Billie Sweatshirt and Dress.
Next up is French Terry, which is also known as looped back jersey. French Terry has a soft looped back and is lighter and softer than traditional sweat shirting fabric, with a bit of drape. French Terry works for sweatshirts and sweatpants, with the difference being that the garments will not be as thick and cosy as clothes made in sweat-shirting as they do not have fleece on the reverse. This makes French Terry a versatile fabric as it can be worn into Spring and through Autumn. Sewing patterns that work well in French Terry would be the Linden Sweatshirt, the Talvikki Sweater as well as the patterns mentioned earlier under sweat-shirting fabric.
Following on from those we have Ponte Di Roma fabric also known as a double knit or interlock jersey.
Ponte Di Roma is thicker than typical T-shirt weight jersey and has a slight horizontal ribbed appearance to it and has a smooth surface on each side. It's a really great fabric choice for those new to sewing with knit fabrics because it is more sturdy. It would be really good for a jumper, cardigan or sweatpants and would work well with the Arlo Jacket and the Juniper Cardigan sewing patterns.
Now we're going to take a look at Jacquard Knits.
Jacquard fabric is a textured fabric that has patterns that have been woven into it rather than printed, which is fantastic as it means they won't wear out. It is a similar weight to Ponte Di Roma which makes it nice and thick and stable which makes it a great fabric for jumpers. The main difference to Ponte fabric is that the reverse of jacquard knit fabric is plain.
