I have been very curious about waterproof material but never had the courage to purchase one until recently. I cannot resist the cute doggy design on one of the waterproof material with a reasonable price in a local online craft supply store. So I decided to purchase not 1 but 2 waterproof fabric.
The first thing came into my mind when I received and opened the package was ' Oh no, I bought a plastic table cloth!' Yes, it really looks and feels like those vinyl table cloth sold by meter in the local sundry shops here. And yes...I should have done a bit of research and made some inquiry from craft supply store before purchasing them.
Lollipop and Tiny dog
Well, apparently there are many types of waterproof fabric but the ones I purchased just stated 'waterproof fabric'. They look like oily cloth except that they are less shiny. Anyway, since I have bought them, I just need to experiment with them. I decided to make mini back pack coin pouch ( pattern by Katherine Greaves from www.sewmesomethinggood.blogspot.ca) and simple pencil cases.
Here are my findings:
1. To my surprise, they very manageable with the normal sewing and zipper foot. There is no need to use roller foot.
2. They are easy to cut and sketch/draw on.
3. It does not fray and not stretchable
4. They are pliable and easy to work on.
5. No need interfacing or stabilizer as the material has its own stiffness
6. Use pins only at the seams.
7. Ripping off seams will leave many tiny holes on the fabric. Try to get it right the first time (which I find difficult for the mini back pack coin pouch....)
8. Do not iron on the material.
Conclusion: Overall, I find the fabric is very easy to work on and I am very happy with the outcome :-)
So here they are a set of pouches for 'him and her'.
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| A set of pouches from tiny dog waterproof fabric - just nice for the boys. |
A set of pouches from lollipop waterproof fabric - sweetly for the girls
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