I did a little sample stitching with the spool of Gutermann stretch thread I got with my last Wawak order. It's just weird! It has enough tension that it doesn't exactly feel like elastic but it doesn't snap when you pull it.
The label says it is 100% PBT. I wasn't sure what that is, so I did a search and found out it's a special type of polyester called "polybutylene terephthalate." It's mostly used as an electrical insulator in power cords/connectors and electronic equipment. But "PBT can also be made into yarn. This has a natural stretch similar to Lycra and can be incorporated into sports wear. Due to its chlorine resistance it is commonly found in swimwear." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybutylene_terephthalate
Video of my stitch sample on a scrap of 95% cotton 5% spandex fabric. Pink stitching is stretch thread and green is regular 100% polyester all purpose thread. This would definitely allow for sewing knits with a straight stitch in a regular sewing machine as long as you're not making something with excessive negative ease.
I think Coats brand Eloflex might also be PBT, but I couldn't confirm that from the photos of the labels on the internet. I need to buy a spool of Eloflex at some point to compare with the Gutermann.
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I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
I finally finished the quilt for my daughter. I couldn’t take pictures of the entire thing (her room is a disaster zone), but here’s some of the patchwork and the embroidered square I made because I ended up being one short. I did learn that I’m going to need to find a better way to lay out any future quilts that are twin sized or larger, because I had to keep shifting it around the slightly too small area of our basement carpet and the backing ended up getting doubled up in multiple places. By the time I discovered it, I couldn’t bring myself to unpick that much of the quilting, so it’ll have to stay. But I think it’s going to be awhile before I do any more quilts. Between this and the patchwork jeans (which I did end up having to shorten some), I’m feeling burned out on big projects for now. I did cut out a basic knit tee, so hopefully that’ll be enough of a palate cleanser to get me over the lack of motivation to sew that I was feeling by the end of this.
