Originally Posted by
Lori S
Velvet is not supposed to be ironed!! It can permanently flatten the fibers. If you send a garment made of velvet it is steamed never ironed.
Most velvets if you remove stitches it will leave a permanent mark/hole where the stitches were.
i sewed with velvet a lot in my garment making days and you can iron velvet with a needle board or use another piece of velvet as a cushion when pressing.
it was mentioned that it is a stretchy velvet so i am wondering if the fabric is actually velour instead of velvet. the stretch velour that clothes are made from is very forgivable when it come to sewing and pressing it. the velour is often a cotton/lycra blend with a very short nap so it should sew up quite well. you will probably need a stabilizer such as interfacing to control the stretch. do a test drive on a coupla pieces in terms of stablizer, pressing, nap and see what works best for you.