Stretch fabrics
They are patterns that work well with stretch or woven fabrics for the
socks and stockings patens in this book 2 way stretch is used. The patterns
in this book have a 2 sided arrow and the word stretch to show the direction
of the stretch.
When using stretchy cloth the most important thing is to know is, the
direction that the cloth will stretch in. They are two basic types of
stretch cloth, 2 way stretch and 4 way stretch.
2 Way stretch will stretch one way normally from selvage to selvage. Most clothes made out of two way stretch will stretch left to right.
4 way stretch will stretch two ways from selvage to selvage and end to end
(Selvage is that stiffer cloth along the edge. It keeps the cloth from
unweaving on the bolt)
