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what is baltic coating?
lulurose Advanced Beginner Member since 11/4/09 Posts: 140	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 12/27/12 8:05 PM I purchased some fabric labeled 'baltic coating' and forgot to write down the fiber content. It's extremely soft..could it be a wool? I plan on washing a 8" sample to see what happens. Anything important I need to know when working with this kind of fabric? Thank you.
solosmocker Advanced NY USA Member since 1/23/06 Posts: 1256	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/27/12 9:45 PM Well, if it doesn't shrink, it probably is not a wool. This is a new term to me and I will be watching for answer. ------ http://lasewist.blogspot.com/
RebeccaMarie   Intermediate DC Member since 5/5/12 Posts: 83	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/27/12 10:56 PM I'm curious -- since this term is completely evading me even after some serious Google action -- what color is the fabric? I've never heard the term before and can't find anything online, so I'm wondering if "baltic" refers to the color hue. A blue or a blue grey, maybe? ------ Humor, DIY escapades, pop culture, kitsch and creative miscellany from a bipolar bureaucrat with a sewing machine, a bottle of prozac, and an occasionally loose grip on reality -- http://sewciopathic.com ... plus, stuff for sale(!) at sewciopathic.etsy.com.
Changma   Advanced Beginner NY USA Member since 2/20/12 Posts: 410	Login to reply to this post In reply to lulurose << Like this post Date: 12/27/12 11:02 PM Can you contact the store you purchased the fabric from?
Ecali   Intermediate OH USA Member since 5/31/10 Posts: 1	Login to reply to this post In reply to lulurose << Like this post Date: 12/28/12 8:28 AM I found the fabric on this link http://www.corinthianmills.com/hewewome.html Maybe this will help.
lulurose Advanced Beginner Member since 11/4/09 Posts: 140	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/28/12 9:01 AM Ecali, thank you so much...that's it! In fact that's the place I purchased it from, only the store front has a different name. I didn't know that.lol So it is polyester. I'm surprised, it feels so good and I usually only like natural fibers.
solosmocker Advanced NY USA Member since 1/23/06 Posts: 1256	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/2/13 5:08 PM Polyesters can feel yummy in the hand but they can be very warm clammy fabrics to wear. ------ http://lasewist.blogspot.com/
Raye Ann   Intermediate CA USA Member since 3/25/09 Posts: 770	Login to reply to this post In reply to lulurose << Like this post Date: 1/5/13 7:14 PM Yikes....this is exactly what I purchased from Michael Levine's a few weeks ago in the gold color. It felt so lucious that I threw caution of polyester to the wind. I won't ever do it again:(. It has been very hard to work with. Iron it with a large scrap of the same cloth underneath on a low wool steam setting with a press cloth on top, because it scorches easily. It is very hard to press a crease or seam, and due to the stretch factor, use some caution ( and a walking foot!) when sewing seams, especially if some parts are interfaced and some are not. I will hopefully have my cape finished in a week, and hope it wears nicely. It *looks and feels* nice, but I have learned a good lesson! ------ Raye Ann

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