I have a pattern for a robe and it calls for 4 1/2 yds with out nap or 6 yds with nap. I assume it has something to do with the fabric, but I don't understand why it would need so much more.
2006-11-25 05:53:31 · 3 answers · asked by jerrri 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
nap
Noun: That nice thing that you now can't figure out why you argued with your parents about when you were a kid. Also, the quality of a fabric by which it appears differently when viewed from different angles because of the alignment of fibers which extend slightly from the surface, such as in corduroy, velvet, or velour. This causes the requirement that all pattern pieces must be aligned in the same direction on the fabric (none may be reversed against the others) during layout for cutting, leading to the existance of "with nap" layouts in the pattern instructions.
Nap – The "fuzzy" side of the fabric that is typically directional in nature.
2006-11-25 05:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nap refers to fabric that needs to laid one way only (that is why it takes so much more). Fabrics with nap include velvet, suede cloth, robe veluore, velveteen, fake fur.
I once, in my early sewing days, made a suede cloth skirt and didn't pay any attention to the nap layout. I ended with 1/2 of the panels (it was an 8 panel full skirt) being dark and 1/2 being light.
If you haven't purchased the fabric yet ask for help at your local fabric store, most people who work at the ones where I live are very helpful and knowledgable.
2006-11-25 05:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nap is the fiberous material on the fabric .......if you run your hand over the fabric and can feel threads or roughness then it has nap ..if the material is smooth is has no nap
2006-11-25 05:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋