Baysidegal

I have such a hard time finding the "wrong side" of black fabric.. Any ideas or helpful hints???

Scissor Queen

There generally isn't a right or wrong side on yarn dyed fabrics. Yarn dyed means the threads were dyed before the fabric was woven.

CoyoteQuilts

To me it is just like Batiks, no wrong side. I can't tell on the solid white either. I don't worry about it unless there is a sheen to it.

Baysidegal

Thats a relief..I have been hesitant to start cutting my material,,,thinking that once cut out..I would never remember which side was which...

litacats

that is what I was going to say sometimes the only way to tell is that 1 side has a shinier side than the other the other way is by the selvage they have tiny holes and you will notice that they are either indented or stand up depending on which side you are looking at but for the life of me I can't remember which 1 was the right side

Baysidegal

Thanks for all the replies...I am new here and hate to ask "newbie" questions...but I have to start somewhere right?? I'm making a library quilt for a relative..black background..wood grain fabric for bookcase...and lots of fun fabrics for "books"

ckcowl

you pay for both sides of the fabric and there is nothing wrong with using both sides...equally...we have lots of quilts that the (back-side) worked better than the (considered right side) there is no right or wrong, just fabric with 2 sides. sometimes a fabric is just what you want but a little too bright, flip it over, it may be just the perfect muting. we never worry about which side is 'right' we just use the fabrics however we want to use them. sometimes as a 'newby' it is easy to get caught up in ... propriety.... relax.... there is no quilt police that are going to show up and tell you you used that fabric wrong...once it is put together and quilted no one can tell that a fabric is maybe flipped over...

Baysidegal

Thanks so much..feeling more confident by the minute LOl

Butterflyblue

With solids, if I can't tell at a glance which side is the right side, I just use either side as the "right side".

raptureready

Flip it twice, if you can't tell which side is right then it doesn't matter, no one else will be able to either.