I'm working on a rayon Rhapsody blouse now. My tip is to use a walking foot on your sewing machine to keep layers of fabric from sliding around.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

Love this video. .I love Rayon challis . I’ve made the vivance with it. I found the facings didn’t match after putting the interface on after cutting. I now use the block fusing method by Lifting. Pins and needle and put the interfacing on before cutting the facings. It works perfectly.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Great tip! Karina’s tips are always golden!

Rayon Challis is my favorite for warm weather dresses. To wash, I machine wash on delicate, then tumble dry for maybe 20 minutes primarily to get the wrinkles out, then hang it to dry fully. I have had problems with big box store's rayon pilling. Quilt shop and fine fabrics stores are better. I can even travel with long, flowy dresses as they may look wrinkled out of the suitcase, but hang up the dress and overnight those wrinkles have disappeared.

@LoveNotions

2 ай бұрын

Good tips!! ~J

Fun and interesting video. it's very helpful to pick patterns for the fabric we have. I would give the suggestion, when mentioning what you have made with those challis outfits, please post pictures of that garment; as well as, linking fabrics that you spoke of. There were 2 fabrics that I really want! Anway, Yay, to your beautiful new pattern coming up. Thanks for the sneak preview.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for that! Which fabrics did you want more info on - happy to help you find what you're looking for

I haven’t used rayon but I have some in my stash. Wouldn’t have thought to use it for bottoms!

Your information on rayon challis is terrific! Cant wait to try this fabric.

So flowy! I would love this dreamy bundle!

Thanks for this video especially the tips for sewing and pattern matching. Hope you do more like this in the future.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

More to come! What fabric should we do next??

@donnaschindlbeck7457

3 ай бұрын

@@LoveNotionsLinen and Linen blends!😊

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

awesome - thanks for the idea!

Love the feel of rayon Challis. Beautiful prints.

@LoveNotions

2 ай бұрын

It's such a fab woven! ❤️ Thanks for watching! ~J

WOW ❤ so many options! 🤪. Can't decide what to make first. I've worked with challis before, you have to take your time and it will turn out beautifully. Thanks so much for all your videos 💖

Great patterns for rayon challis!

So pretty! This fabric is always great for summer!

I can’t wait for the Caprice Skirt! I want to sew more printed pants and skirt this Spring and Summer. I think I have some rayon in my stash. Thanks for the info on rayon.

Learned a lot about this fabric ❤

@LoveNotions

2 ай бұрын

Yay! We love to hear it! ❤️ ~J

I really like the Caprice! Looking forward to making it.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

We're really excited about it! 😍 ~J

Thank you for reminding us this fabric requires a bit of specialized care and handling while sewing. I recently bought a LOT of it and forgot about the microtex needles.

@LoveNotions

2 ай бұрын

Happy to have helped! Thanks for stopping by! ~J

I know I'm already hooked on challis. Thanks for these great tips for working with it! 😊

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching! ~J

Thank you for doing this. I have been afraid to use this fabric but I’m going to try it!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

You can do it!

Love my tops in Rayon Challis - I pickup a lot off Amazon that is pretty!!! Love the Tinely pattern too!!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Me too!!

Oooh Caprice is my style and an elasticated waist means something I can wear with my swelling tummy. I often make basic versions of skirts this style but the lovely high low gathering really is an elevation. Cannot wait!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! Glad you're excited! ☺️ ~J

Rayon challis is one of my favorites wovens to sew with! I agree about the French seams. Also I actually had the neckline come out of store bought bias tape. So I only use bias tape made from the same fabric now. Great tip on the needles!!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Good to know!

I am just getting into sewing clothes. I was considering trying a rayon but I think I will look for a video on your channel for fabric recommendations more suited to my skill level. I was happy to find your channel. My first project will be your laundry day tee. I appreciate the information you took the time to share.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

LDT is the perfect starting pattern! It is a knit pattern, which I find more forgiving than woven (but there's a lot to love about woven sews also!) Are you starting out on just a sewing machine or do you have a serger also? ~j

I love Rayon and have a lot of fabrics in rayon. I invested in a walking foot, it helps with stability ❤

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Good tip! Thanks for watching! ~J

Looking forward to your new skirt pattern, I like the look of that. Rayon is one of my favourite fabrics. I have had it disintegrate in the washing machine occasionally. Doesn’t stop me using it though! I don’t like making hi-lo garments where the reverse of the fabric is white. i know a lot of people don’t care, but it’s one of those things which gets my goat. 😝

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

It really is a great fabric! Thanks for watching! ~J

@KnitzyKitzy

3 ай бұрын

I have found solid coloured Challis fabric tends to dyed rather than printed so perfect for a high low skirt.

Thank you for this video! Rayon Challis is one of my favorite fabrics, and the “list” of patterns that look good in it will help me a lot. I’m a bit new to using Love Notions patterns, although I have bought several. I’m learning how to use a projector instead of printing out a bazillion pages and taping or paying a lot for A0 printing. Today I worked with the Duet Trouser pattern preparing to make shorts (following a hack by Karina Trinidad). The pattern is digitized so well, that it’s very easy to work with for projection. 😮 As soon as I can find stretch denim I’ll make the Crescendo jeans…I’m looking forward to the Caprice skirt pattern!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Did you check the fabric sources at the bottom of the Crescendos pattern listing? Some were sold out but have since restocked! If you're outside the states, I might be able to help with some shops to check out (though we have no personal experience with them directly, but our fans in our FB group have been sharing theirs! ~J

subbed! Thanks for sharing somewhere to get nice quality rayon challis prints!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Yay! Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching! ~J

Very interesting video. I only used rayon challis for the first time recently. It wasn't the easiest fabric to work with but is lovely to wear. I think that first rayon challis you picked up is by Lise Taylor in Belgium.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for that info! 💜💜💜

Rayon challis was one of my favourite fabrics 45 yrs ago. These days, I go for natural fibres. Preferably, that stretch lol

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

I, too, am a fan of stretch! 🤣❤️ ~J

I’ve never had issues with rayon challis. I do serge around all my pieces before I start sewing. I love how easily it presses, much like cotton.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

That's great! ~J

@helenharris1864

2 ай бұрын

That’s a really good idea!

I have a stash of rayon. I intend to treat it the same way that I prepare silk satin and silk georgette for cutting out. I will starch it and iron it damp on a woollen blanket on my dining room table. I found a supermarket that sells old fashioned powdered starch, but spray starch would do the same thing, just more expensively. I have heard of people immersing their fabric in a thin watery solution of unsweetened gelatine. Starch and gelatine wash out in plain warm water after the garment is complete.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Yes! One of our Ambassadors did a feature about using gelatin to stabilize tricky fabrics. Such a great sewing hack! 😊 Thanks for watching! ~J

Any chance you can give us some info about the yardages required for the caprice skirt? Will make it easier to get enough yardage for both patterns. Thanks!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Sure! The simple views, you can get away with 2y of 54"-60" width fabric. Anything cut on 45" width or with tiers will need closer to 3y for most sizes, but I don't think anything will need more than 3y. ~J

@christinehalverson8647

3 ай бұрын

@@LoveNotions Thanks! 🥰

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! ~J

What top are you wearing in this video? Is it a love Notions pattern? Gosh, I hope so.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

It is! Vivace Dolman! 😊 ~J

@susanlarmour

3 ай бұрын

Love it! Will be my first purchase ❤

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! We hope you love it! ~J

I loved this presentation! I’d like to share the music-related pronunciation for vivace. It’s “vee-VAH-chay.,” with the emphasis on the VAH. The pattern can keep its own pronunciation. I love your patterns, by the way!!! Luv, luv, luv. Love your rayon challis education,too!

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching! ~J

Rayon is a semi synthetic cellulosic fiber that undergoes intense chemical processing….

@emmapeters4562

3 ай бұрын

It annoys me that people think it's environmentally friendly.

@franromany8096

3 ай бұрын

​@emmapeters4562 I didn't know this. I thought it was environmental friendly. Where I live its very humid. Cotton and Rayon clothing are my go to for sewing clothing.

@chriswatson1698

3 ай бұрын

@@emmapeters4562 I have read that in modern rayon production, the chemicals are in a closed system. That is they are reused, rather than being released into the environment.

@gerriebell2128

3 ай бұрын

@@emmapeters4562there just isn’t a “perfect” fabric. “Natural” fibers get processed in the making, polyester is, I believe, petroleum-based, etc. Maybe the best we can do is find manufacturers that do the best job they can environmentally, and make our own clothes that will last a long time instead of going the “fast fashion” route. That way we would have less demand for new fabric and lessen the environmental impact of each person’s wardrobe.

@emmapeters4562

3 ай бұрын

​@@gerriebell2128I 100% agree. And educating ourselves about where our materials come from is a huge part of that. I didn't realise that manufacturers were using closed systems as it's been a good while since I researched it. But I'm now going to do some more research. Happy sewing

A little too much talking, in the beginning of the video.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Hope you have a wonderful day!

I have no issues sewing rayon challis but overall I find rayon an inferior fabric not quite worthy of my work. Yes, it drapes beautifully but it doesn’t have the lifespan of natural fabrics.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Lots of different fabrics out there for all different sorts of sewists! It's great we have so many options nowadays! 😊 Thanks for watching! ~J

I strongly recommend a walking foot...for me it was a game changer

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Great suggestion!! Thanks for sharing and watching! ~J