Sueded Tencel - which side out?

[duh who]

I've got some copperish colored sueded tencel that I'm about to make a shirt
out of. The two sides each have their own qualities and I'm undecided on
which to use.

Either side shows a crumpled look, which is good.

One side is shinier and shows the weave a little more evidently. The appeal
is the relative luster.

The other side is, I assume, the sueded side (I think I just answered my own
question here). Dusky, weave is not as apparent. However, it is more
muted.

Is there a correct side to use, for better durability?

Dwight

[duh who]

"duh who" > wrote in message
...
> I've got some copperish colored sueded tencel that I'm about to make a
shirt
> out of. The two sides each have their own qualities and I'm undecided on
> which to use.
>
> Either side shows a crumpled look, which is good.
>
> One side is shinier and shows the weave a little more evidently. The
appeal
> is the relative luster.

Ok, got my girlfriend's opinion. This is the right side.

[Maureen Wozniak]

It sounds to me as if either side could be the right side. I think it
depends on what which you like best.

duh who wrote:

>I've got some copperish colored sueded tencel that I'm about to make a shirt
>out of. The two sides each have their own qualities and I'm undecided on
>which to use.
>
>Either side shows a crumpled look, which is good.
>
>One side is shinier and shows the weave a little more evidently. The appeal
>is the relative luster.
>
>The other side is, I assume, the sueded side (I think I just answered my own
>question here). Dusky, weave is not as apparent. However, it is more
>muted.
>
>Is there a correct side to use, for better durability?
>
>Dwight
>
>
>
>

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Sueded Tencel - which side out?

(duh=A0who)
I've got some copperish colored sueded tencel that I'm about to make a
shirt out of. The two sides each have their own qualities and I'm
undecided on which to use.
Either side shows a crumpled look, which is good.
One side is shinier and shows the weave a little more evidently. The
appeal is the relative luster.
The other side is, I assume, the sueded side (I think I just answered my
own question here). Dusky, weave is not as apparent. However, it is more
muted.
Is there a correct side to use, for better durability?
Dwight
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The sueded side is the intended outer side, but the great thing about
sewing is that you can use whichever side you prefer. I frequently use
the 'wrong' side of fabrics, because I like the softer, more muted look
to the fabric. Be sure to use a 'with-nap' layout when you cut it out.
I don't think you have to worry about the durability unless the fabric
is an open weave, or has long 'floats' of fibers on the wrong side.
'Floats'. or long threads of carried-over fibers, tend to get caught in
jewelry, etc. You see them more in home dec fabrics, anyway.
How you care for the finished product will extend it's durability. I
find cold wash/ med/low heat dryer keeps the fabric fresher looking, and
the colors brighter. Use a gentle detergent.
(DD boils the colorful little dresses I make for her girls, then
fries them in the dryer. They look as if they've been beaten on the
rocks of some far third-world beach.)
Cea

[duh who]

"Maureen Wozniak" > wrote in message
...
> It sounds to me as if either side could be the right side. I think it
> depends on what which you like best.

That's what was confounding me at first. However, I went to my girlfriends
house and looked at it in sunlight, and one side, the dusky side, had an
unfinished look, was rougher, and had some unattractive vertical lines that
didn't seem to be dyed evenly. The flip side showed a diagonal twill
pattern, and no other anomalies.