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Make sure your three layers of quilt sandwich are stacked together in the right order. The backing should be on the bottom, the padding should be in the middle, and the quilt top should be over that. Before stitching, you can temporarily pin those layers together or use tacking stitches.

If you want to sew the edges of a quilt sans the need for binding, you can use this stitching technique. To bag out, quilters keep the quilt top and backing right sides together. sewing the edges, then top-stitching them.

Silk production in China eventually led to the development of prominent pre-industrial trade routes. The Silk Road stretched from China to Western Europe, and Chinese merchants traveled up and down this trade route to exchange silk for the commodities of distant nations.

Stipple quilting is also called meandering stitches. This is a somewhat different take on free-motion sewing. In this case, the idea is not to have the free motion stitches cross at any point on the fabric.

Take a maximalist approach when decorating a blank staircase wall for a warm and eclectic feel. Layer a gallery wall over vibrant and colorful wallpaper to bring this often neglected space to life.

As a textile designer, you have the unique opportunity to unleash your creativity and help shape the fashion industry. You can create unique esthetic designs and be an integral part of the production process—from idea to finish!

Use a mat with your rotary cutter. This protects your work surface. Plus, contacting a hard surface will dull your rotary cutter blade faster, so the mat preserves the blade’s integrity, too.

It’s a good idea to prepare your fabric before you quilt. Some shrinking is inevitable when those woven fabrics are eventually washed. Before you do any sewing or cutting, pre-washing the material allows you to “get the shrinking done” before you start.

You can make these yourself at home or buy them already made. Templates can be made out of cardboard, plastic, or paper. The ones professionals use are made out of metal.

Stitches used to bring all three quilt layers together are quilting embroidery stitches. When you’re hand stitching, you can use chain stitches or the back and running varieties. These are used especially with English, Trapunto, and Italian quilting.

Some quilters report that here the material melts from the heat. Because of their stretchiness, knits tend to be a hassle for many sewists too. But knit quilting can be done with the help of fusible backing.

Since the production of eri silk fabric doesn’t require killing silkworms, this textile variety is also called “peace silk.

Conventional weaving and knitting methods are currently the major textile manufacturing techniques, but newer construction methods are achieving acceptance and may replace certain long-established products as costs of conventional textiles continue to rise and rapid technological advances continually develop new materials.