Thankyou Lisa!
December 5, 2009
Have I told you enough times that I loooove my earrings?
xxx
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Gorgeous earrings!!!
Good pick Lisa!
xx
Nice earrings!
I have a question for the Tessuti girls that you may be able to help me with. When choosing two different fabrics for a garment, when one fabric is coloured and one is light, how do you ensure that the colour won't run when it is washed?
I have some vintage red printed fabric I want to use in a skirt, and I want to use a cream coloured interlock as a waistband (for a post-baby body). But I am worried that the red from the skirt will run into the cream the first time I wash it.
What can I do about this?
By the way Lisa, thanks for steering me towards the aqua stripe for the world's most comfy top pattern you guys have on the blog. I sewed it up on the weekend and it is officially my comfiest piece of clothing, and the perfect way to hide the post-preg belly!
Hi Lisa,
If your fabric is a vintage piece I would definitely prewash it on it's own for colour fastness ( particularly reds and pinks!) and if it runs I would rethink the cream band.
I find that salt or vinegar in your wash will (sometimes) stop colours running…worth a try.
We're glad to hear that our fave top has become your fave too.