Hello. A few years ago, Threads had a feature about embossing velvet. I am curious if anyone has ever successfully embossed cotton velveteen. My goal is to make some pretty and washable placemats and a table runner, using velveteen. I’d like to emboss them if possible before they are constructed. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks for your ideas!
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if you look at the purrfection.com site, they discuss embossing in detail and say it has to be the rayon type velvet. I've tried it with a couple different velvets and they're correct. My semi-educated guess is that cotton velveteen wouldn't work.
nancy
Thank you for the information. I suspected as much, just from results of ironing fabrics as I've sewed, but I thought I'd check!
Christina
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