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The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site Go to Amazon.ca's Home PagePull up a chair, grab some coffee, and let’s chat about spandex. Spandex is an amazing fabric for both cosplay and everyday wear. It’s amazing for any project that needs a bit of stretch, whether you’re looking to turn yourself into a superhero or make a pair of sexy yoga pants. Just to be upfront, I don’t feel particularly skilled at working with spandex. However, I have been dabbling with it for about a year now, so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned along the way. First up, let’s talk terminology. Spandex (or elastine outside of North America) is a synthetic fabric known for its exceptional stretchiness. Many knit fabrics and even some wovens contain a small amount of spandex (around 3-5%) to allow for stretchiness in daily wear. I’m focusing today on the spandex you find in dance and swimwear, which contains significantly higher amounts of spandex (typically 10-20% or so).

Lycra is one of the more common brand names of spandex. Think of it as the difference between Kleenex and facial tissue. There are many types of spandex that you can choose from when designing costumes. blue chair bay rum shippingOne of the biggest things to take into consideration when selecting a spandex is whether it is 2-way or 4-way stretch. recliner lift chair rochester ny2-way stretch fabric will only stretch one direction: horizontally or vertically. 2nd hand wheelchair ramps4-way stretch fabric will stretch in both directions. table and chair rentals monroe nc

This is especially important for finding a fabric that will work for your pattern. If a pattern calls for 2-way stretch, you can use 4-way stretch fabric. However, if your pattern calls for 4-way stretch, you can’t use 2-way stretch without altering the pattern.tablet arm chair cad Here’s a quick overview of a few specialty types of spandex, courtesy of Spandex World:dining room chairs revit Where to Buy Spandex So where can you get spandex? Most of the time, anywhere that sells fabric will have some type of spandex available for sale. Here are a few of my go-to resources: A note: I would not use the spandex that’s available at Hancock’s and Jo-Ann’s. Most of the time, that fabric is insanely sheer and ridiculously overpriced. Use only in case of emergency! Tools of the Trade The last topic I want to mention briefly is commonly used tools.

There’s a misconception that you absolutely have to have a serger (also known as an overlocker) in order to use spandex. This is completely false! Having a serger will make life easier, but it’s not an absolute must. I’ll talk about techniques you can use sans serger next time, but if you want to learn more right now, check out check out this post from Craftsy. Here are a few tools I always use when working with spandex: That’s it for today! Next week, I’ll talk about pretreating and prepping your fabric, some of my go-to superhero patterns and modifications, and sewing construction. If you have a topic you’d like me to cover in a future post, please mention it in the comments! Have you worked with spandex before? What are some of your favorite tips and tricks? After much searching for a suitable seat cover for my 1993 Chevy S10 and not finding anything, I decided to try making myself my own set. I figured it couldn't be that hard, and it would be something handy to know how to do sometime in the future.

It was quite a bit of fun, and I would like to share the process here with you today. Ive probably not done the best job in the world, but its definitely better than having torn seats ruin a perfectly good car.... so here it is. Step 1: Make Your Pattern First off, you need to have a pattern. The easiest way to get this, is to go and measure your old seat. If its a complicated seat, my recommendation would be to get some pieces of paper and cut them out to match the individual pieces that make up the seat. Enlarge these pieces a bit so you have a little bit of room to sew. Secondly, you're going to need a sewing machine. Now In the case of my bench seat, I decided to use a really nice blue spandex material with an orange thick polyester. The spandex gave me quite a bit of leeway in the seat and made for a really nice fit in the end. The only thing with using two different kinds of cloth was that it was a little bit hard to get both pieces to feed into the sewing machine at the same time... but more on that later.

My seat cover was in two pieces. One piece covered the bottom part and one piece covered the top. Step 3: Make Butt Pads On my seat, I chose to use a very durable feeling polyester for the seat part of the cover. To make a little bit of pizazz in the piece, I wanted some seams running down the middle.. kinda like you see on regular car seats. This was actually pretty easy. I took the orange middle piece and folded it in half. I sewed it just along the fold as close as I could to the edge. Then I took both of the other sides and foled them to the middle. I did the same thing with those folds. When I was done, I had a solid square orange piece with four seams running down the front. Step 4: Sew Them Together I did that twice and then joined them in the middle with a carefully measured piece of spandex. A word here on the sewing: Through much trial and error (I made six seat pieces before I was happy with one) I have found that the best way to sew two pieces of cloth together is to lay them out the way the should be.

Then, taking straight pins of some sort, stitch the pieces together with the pins. Put as many as you need to keep the two pieces from sliding around and changing on you. Then, as you feed the piece into the sewing machine, keep one hand firmly on the pieces going in to hold them together. Make sure you are controlling the cloth and that its not hanging down and pulling on any side. Then, go very slowly... I am pretty impatient with stuff like this, and as soon as something went wrong, my first instinct was to stomp on the gas and speed through all the trouble. It DOESN'T work that way. You have to deal with it and fix it. Now, add the sides to the seats. Once that is done, add the front and the backs to the seat. These will drape over the seat but will be cinched up with a cord that we're about to sew into a hem. At this point, you can cut holes for the seat belts and hem them up or just take a break or something. Step 5: Add a Cinch Along the Bottom Ok, the whole thing is cinched around the bottom of the seat.