Any tips for using homespun??
 

I have quite a bit of homespun but I've only used it once. I found it to be very stretchy. Any tips??

Most of what I have is plaid so the off kilter pieces really show.

Prewash, dry in dryer, starch & press. I love homespuns!

Clothesline is a no-no?

You want it to shrink the fabric so high heat in the dryer is best. As you iroon, pull the plaids back "in kilter" and then starch. I don't mind some of them being off kilter. That's a sign of homemade.

Ok. Thanks. High heat and starch. Got it!!

Will the starch prevent some of the stretching that happens as I sew?

It also ravels a lot, maybe bigger seams to make sure?

Yes, sewbeadit, I've also done some google searching and I ran into that suggestion. Bigger seams are a good idea.

I love homespun for rag quilts. It ravels so nicely.

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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I have hand woven fabrics which ravel too much for even larger seams. So far the only thing that seems to help is to sew two lines of stitching then cut the blocks between the seams.