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Cutting out panne velvet with the nap upside down?
ahrizel Beginner PA Member since 4/22/12 Posts: 295	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/10/12 10:39 PM Which I did. Not on purpose of course. I was so careful to make sure that the nap was facing the same way on all the pieces, which it is. Just the wrong way. Which I noticed after I started sewing it together, and have no more fabric to redo it. So I'm going to finish it, since I was half done when I noticed. It's a simple tshirt type top, with a gathered skirt. A nice teal color too. So, will this kill it, or will it just look a little different? Or do I just call it a creative design decision Mary
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3886	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/11/12 0:02 AM There really isn't a right or wrong way. I was taught to cut with the smooth side running down, but read some info last year about stretch velvet (knit) that the rough side down gave more interesting color. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
stirwatersblue Intermediate KS USA Member since 12/13/08 Posts: 2471	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 12/11/12 0:54 AM I'm with Diane. It doesn't matter, as long as it's all going the same way. I personally like my velvet and corduroy to be soft-down, so when you pet yourself you feel the softness LOL, but traditional wisdom says the color is richer if the nap goes soft-up. I even have a pair of velvet harem pants I bought at Covent Garden 20 years ago where the nap goes SIDEWAYS! It doesn't look strange, but it's a little annoying to wear, as it causes clothing worn over it to shift to the left as you walk.... ------ ~Gem in the prairie
wendyrb   Advanced CA Member since 12/30/11 Posts: 1274	Login to reply to this post In reply to ahrizel << Like this post Date: 12/11/12 1:08 AM Congrats on getting it all 1 way! And it's absolutely your creative design choice. Next time, before you cut, hold the fabric with the nap up and the reverse to see what you see. It's usually a deeper color with the rough side going up. I find it hard to give up the luxurious soft feel of it running down. ------ Sometimes she didn't always follow the recipe. Pfonzie- my honey Pfaff Creative Performance, Bernina 930 and 830, Evolution serger.

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