what is anti pil????
08-14-2009, 12:43 PM
#3
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Reno, Nv
Posts: 16,518
Yes sunny this is what you would use for clothing. (And some fun tote bags or hats and scarves too) There are some nice patterns available on the market today for the fleece. Little jackets are my fav. And you can embroider onto it very easily to make it special.
It also is a good thing to use for baby blankets because it takes hard washing and won't pill. Nice stuff. Just use a all purpose needle and a heavier poly thread. Very fun to play with.
Edited to say that this is what some people use for raw edge appliqued items that they want to be fuzzy. (like lambs or chickies)
It also is a good thing to use for baby blankets because it takes hard washing and won't pill. Nice stuff. Just use a all purpose needle and a heavier poly thread. Very fun to play with.
Edited to say that this is what some people use for raw edge appliqued items that they want to be fuzzy. (like lambs or chickies)
08-14-2009, 06:56 PM
#4
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
I think they meant to say "anti-pill". Fleece has a tendency to "pill" after washings. "Pilling" is when little blobs of fiber appear all over the surface. You can see this pilling problem on many types of sweaters -- especially wool sweaters. Anti-pilling fleece would be more resistant to this problem than regular fleece.
Whether regular or anti-pilling, I found out the hard way that there is a good way to wash and dry fleece and a bad way.
The good way is to wash and/or dry fleece only with fleece, and not with any other types of fiber. If it is clothing, turn the fleece garments inside out before washing. If you follow these rules, you will probably never experience pilling of your fleece.
The bad way to wash or dry fleece is to mix it with other types of fabric, especially if there is no way to turn the fleece inside-out (as in garments). The rubbing of the other types of fabric against the fleece will cause pilling.
How did I figure this out? I once washed and dried an entire load of fleece fabric I had just purchased. It came out beautifully. I then sewed it all into garments. As soon as they were washed in a regular load of laundry with other fabrics, the fleece pilled terribly. Lesson learned. It was the rubbing against other types of fabrics (regular woven fabrics seem especially bad) that made the fibers "pill".
Whether regular or anti-pilling, I found out the hard way that there is a good way to wash and dry fleece and a bad way.
The good way is to wash and/or dry fleece only with fleece, and not with any other types of fiber. If it is clothing, turn the fleece garments inside out before washing. If you follow these rules, you will probably never experience pilling of your fleece.
The bad way to wash or dry fleece is to mix it with other types of fabric, especially if there is no way to turn the fleece inside-out (as in garments). The rubbing of the other types of fabric against the fleece will cause pilling.
How did I figure this out? I once washed and dried an entire load of fleece fabric I had just purchased. It came out beautifully. I then sewed it all into garments. As soon as they were washed in a regular load of laundry with other fabrics, the fleece pilled terribly. Lesson learned. It was the rubbing against other types of fabrics (regular woven fabrics seem especially bad) that made the fibers "pill".
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
