Tips for uncoated fabrics
Practical tips for working with uncoated fabrics: Proper edge finishing, preventing fraying, and thermal bonding of synthetic materials. Important notes on waterproofing and correct material usage.
With uncoated fabrics, the edges may fray or unravel (this does not apply to fleece!). Therefore, the edges should be finished by binding or folding over to prevent this from happening.
With synthetic fabrics, the edges can be melted by heat. Ideally, this should be done with a hot cutter, but it is also possible to carefully melt the edges before sewing with a lighter (which does not produce as much soot as a candle) or a soldering iron. This prevents fraying. Please ensure good ventilation when working! In addition, hard edges can cause other layers of fabric to chafe, which is particularly critical with thin fabrics.
Uncoated> fabrics are sometimes impregnated to be water-repellent. If the impregnation is only applied to one side, it is important that this side is on the outside (right). At extremtextil, the reverse side of the fabric is marked if this is important for processing.
