I know DIY can be for Do It Yourself. However as I have been looking at fabric to buy online some says DIY.
2007-05-22 17:50:42 · 5 answers · asked by bonbon38fl 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
When it comes to textiles, DIY means 'dyed in yarn' which means that the yarn (thread) was dyed and then the fabric was woven, as opposed to the fabric being woven and then it was dyed as a piece, or perhaps printed on. This is important if the fabric has a design to it since it means that the pattern is woven in, and thus goes completely through the fabric. If it is printed on, the design may fade or wash away slightly, becoming less distinct over time. You can readily identify the printed fabrics because the right side will be intensely colored while the wrong side is a pale imitation since it is only colored by bleed-through.
The most common place where you would see this distinction (DIY) is in rugs. A true DIY rug is worth a lot more than a commercially "printed" one. Of course, if there isn't any pattern to the textile, it is probably just being used as a "snooty" point, since it doesn't really matter in that case.
2007-05-22 19:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by englishxana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never experienced this reference made, when referring to fabric. I don't know what it would mean. Isn't there a designer that uses those initials? Maybe the fabric is designed by this person. Just a guess.
2007-05-22 18:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I work in a auto parts store. And DIY means the same thing it does when I go to buy fabric for my quilts. "DO IT YOURSELF".
Have fun.
2007-05-22 17:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by MARLA B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
likely means it was mentioned in some tv diy project. thats just what it means though.
2007-05-22 19:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do It Yourself
2007-05-22 17:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by darkblackwargreymon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋