Any tips for using homespun??
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The starch will help with the stretching if you starch 'heavily'. I use liquid sta-flo starch mixed at a 50/50 ratio. You might want to go with a heavier starch ratio for the hs. I would also use a smaller stitch length in addition to the wider seams.
#15
You might check out Lisa Bongean (of Primitive Gatherings quilt shop) - she has a blog - she practically drenches her pieces in starch. LOL Her piecing is phenomenal though - very accurate and clean. She suggests you spray with inexpensive starch generously to the reverse side of the fabric (though obviously it doesn't matter which side with a homespun) and then turn it over and press. Sharon Schamber also uses this method - though I don't know if she uses quite as much starch! It will definitely keep your pieces from distorting - but of course you'll want to be careful when piecing and take into consideration any kind of bias edge. Really just don't pull or tug at your piecing when your sewing, and also avoid directional ironing but rather pressing with a stationary iron - just setting it on the fabric versus pushing along the fabric which is what we tend to do when ironing clothing or large hunks of fabric.
#16
I made this with mostly Home spuns in the lower half. lots of starch, slow down and if fabric is real loose use a light weight fusable backing to control it.
This wall hanging was paper pieced and that helped with controlling the fabric too. I enjoy using HSs in wall hangings.
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This wall hanging was paper pieced and that helped with controlling the fabric too. I enjoy using HSs in wall hangings.
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