2 posts tagged “material”

Since my post "Material List - Need or Need Not?" I've received quite a number of emails and comments and I have summarize them as follows:

For most beginners who just started sewing with felt, would prefer to have a material list so that they can clearly know what materials to get for the projects.

For intermediate sewer and most who have been working with felt for some time responded that a material list is not necessary for by looking at the final project they could simply figure out the amount of felt fabrics they require as well as the colors for the projects as most of the time they are not to get the exact colors and size mentioned in the list it varies according to the types of felt used.

For advance sewer, they too don't refer to the material list even if there's one as they find the list quite vague and they would rather base it on their own judgment from the picture of the final project. This is also what they will do with the Japanese crafts book where there are no English translation.

Base on the feedback, I've decided to include an extra page of instruction which contains a picture of the final item as well as a material list for all my future patterns. I will also backtrack and create a material list or all my past projects, for the benefits of the novice sewer to aid them in their materials purchase .

Thank you all for supporting Umecrafts and for your valuable feedback which help me progress and strive to create and offer better patterns, so please keep those comments coming.

Here's a quick glance at the materials used for felt projects:
- Felt fabrics (All projects)
- Threads (All projects)
- Fiber fill / Poly fill (Most projects)
- Cardboard (Some projects)

Other necessary materials includes scissors, sewing needles and (sometimes) pins.

Will cover more on the materials in my "Tips & Tutorials" Page, so do remember to bookmark "Lit'l Brown Bird"

Should my patterns and instructions come with a Material List?

I've always suggest my customers to refer to the first step of every instruction for guide on the fabrics required for the projects.

Sometimes you might need a lot of brown but only a small piece of red fabric which you still have remain from your previous projects. If I were to put Brown felt x 3, Red felt x 1, customers might buy a whole piece of the red fabric only to realize that they only need a tiny bit which they have left overs from their previous projects.

Also the sizes of felt each individual uses are different, as for me, I use a 23" x 23" felt and some use A4 and others B5 size.

I'd welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have one, please feel free to email me at litlbrownbird@gmail.com.