EasyPeezy

Any tips and tricks working with this fabric? Should I just stay away?
I would love to make a robe with this but if it's too much PITA I won't.
FYI, by chenille, I mean this type:
http://www.fabric.com/apparel-fashio...-chenille.aspx

TanyaL

just use your serger. For extra easy sewing try a kimona style robe instead of set in sleeve type.

DebraK

excellent advice.

EasyPeezy

Thank, Tanya. I suspect prewashing would be preferable? Does it shrink a lot?

Tartan

​I've pieced teddy bears out of chenille and I don't own a serger. I didn't have any trouble sewing it. It would be extra nice to have a serger to do a bath robe so that the inside is nicely finished.

TanyaL

I automatically preswash everything I sew with unless it is drycleaning. I would serge the ends first. I've had chenille robes and they have shrunk when washed in hot water and dryed in hot dryer by mistake. LOL

Stitchnripper

I made a baby quilt with chenille and flannel. I washed both of them several times. The quilt came out great and the grandbaby loves it, but, it was a huge mess to work on and it ended up packed into the bobbin case of my dinky mechanical Brother. I didn't realize this til months later but the machine never skipped a beat. So other than washing it first, do check your machine frequently and clean it out, not doing what I did.

ckcowl

the quilt shop i used to work at made wonderful baby/crib quilts with 6 1/2" squares- alternating chenille & flannel- they were really cute & people loved them- i've made quite a few things with Chenille- i made one of my granddaughter's a sweatshirt jacket with chenille sleeves that she absolutely loved! it's not difficult to work with-and you can do some pretty cool stuff with it.

MadQuilter

I made a chenille throw and didn't have any trouble sewing the biniding on.

Tink's Mom

It's not that hard to work with...but sheds a lot. Clean your bobbin case with every empty bobbin. Also, you might want to go up a size on your needle, or use a jeans needle for top stitching.