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Comments on: Conquering Velvet: 24 Tips to Ease Your Fears of Working With This Majestic Textile https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile 19th Century Costuming for Those Who Dream of the Past Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-275208 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:54 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-275208 In reply to Meredith L Johnson.

Yes, you’ll need to apply the velvet pieces by hand. Needling turning the raw edge under is the best way to go. You could also test a Fray-Chek type of product to “seal” the edges to help prevent fraying as you applique the pieces.

]]> By: Meredith L Johnson https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-275203 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:54:52 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-275203 I want to make appliques and I want to know how apply them to a backing fabric I really don’t want to use the sewing machine
so do I use needle turn is so is there a different way to prepare the velvet
fabric

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-271790 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:22:58 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-271790 In reply to Joanna L Hazzard.

I’d recommend hand tacking the snap tape in place with prick/pick stitches.

]]> By: Joanna L Hazzard https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-271789 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:27:28 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-271789 In reply to Rebecca.

How do you sew on the snap tape to the fur? Won’t is make 2 lines in the fur???

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-265194 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:01:40 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-265194 In reply to Paula Zoern-Loga.

Thanks Paula!

]]> By: Paula Zoern-Loga https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-265191 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:24:13 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-265191 You look absolutely STUNNING, That blue velvet dress is drop-dead gorgeous! Velvet is my favorite fabric in the world and I’m getting ready to start a simple (modern) dress in silk velvet from Liberty’s of London. Wanted to brush up on tips before beginning and happened on this informative site. Thank you.
Paula

]]> By: Fabrics for Danceable Regency Ball Gowns – Historical Sewing https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-261036 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 23:39:41 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-261036 […] for ball gowns. You’ll find period paintings of ladies in velvet gowns, so if want to go with velvet, make sure it drapes well and is not too stiff. A silk-blend velvet is a dream Regency fabric but […]

]]> By: Rukaya Vawda https://historicalsewing.com/conquering-velvet-24-tips-ease-your-fears-working-textile/comment-page-1#comment-230632 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 05:26:35 +0000 http://historicalsewing.com/?p=3168#comment-230632 I should have read your comments before attempting a simple straight velvet long skirt!what a nightmare . took forever to complete . and front and back are different shades cause I did not follow cutting rules of velvet . Thanks for the great tips

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