Ambiance Linings

Ambiance/Bemberg is 100 percent rayon. It can be washed and dried on gentle cycles, it resists wrinkles and has a beautiful drape. It is deliciously silky to the hand.

Rayon is regenerated cellulose  fibres  made from wood pulp. It is a good choice for linings because it breathes well and doesn’t hold in heat. Polyester is very hot and doesn’t breathe well.

To prepare this fabric for sewing, wash and dry the lining on gentle cycles.  Set your iron to silk setting and press the material.  To lay out this fabric for cutting  you can use tissue paper between the layers to minimize slipping thus cutting out the lining along with the tissue paper.

I choose polka dot grey cotton for the waistband. 🙂

Use 70/10 needle for sewing this fabric with cotton thread. Also instead of 5/8 inch seam allowance use 1/2 inch instead this will prevent the seams from strain and pulling.

Do you use linings in your clothes? If so what do you use? I can’t wait to make another pair of pants and line them with some crazy rayon print.  It would make me smile every time I put my pants on 😉

Fabric shopping in LA fabric district

I am so super excited about my finds in the LA fabric district!! Not sure if I would venture out their again alone  as this area is a bit rough, but it was fun.  If you live near LA and have never been I recommend grabbing a sewing buddy and checking it out!

Tips:

• There are some parking areas that are 5 bucks for the whole day, find one of these lots the street parking is only for 15 minutes
• Bring cash most stores only deal in cash!!
• Hardly any restaurants just food vendors BLAH pack a lunch
• Restrooms are hard to come by …pee first before you get there lol (there are restrooms in Michael Levine’s fabric store though)
• Bargain with the fabric stores you can save a lot of money
• have a definite plan of what you want, there are so many stores and bolts stacked to the ceiling!! It gets a bit overwhelming.

Here is my stash and plans:

Various knits for making more summery dresses and skirts 2 bucks a yard!! I started making one, this is my progress so far:

 

I signed up for a craftsy course to make this vintage dress and here is the fabric I choose 3 bucks a yard.

 

 

I have had this cute pattern for a while and want to make the skirt and jacket.  I choose a herringbone lightweight linen in steely blue color 5 bucks a yard.

 

 

A very drapy light cotton voile for this pattern:

 

 

I don’t have plans for this but when I touched this faux fur mink I fell in love with it!! I will make some vests for the winter for me and Abby 🙂

 

Denim of course!!! More jeans and capris 2 bucks a yard 9 ounce weight!!

 

More knits I bought these at M & L fabric store in Anaheim they have a soft hand and beautiful drape.

 

 

This is rayon 3 bucks a yard and I love the print there was just a bit of this left and I snatched it up to make a top.

 

 

I am sure that will keep me busy for some time 🙂   I plan to bring some stuff to my mother’s so we can sew together this summer.  My kids are getting out of school soon so I will be posting very little over the summer months so I can enjoy my children 🙂 Have a great summer everyone!