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about Sewing pattern layout...what does "with or withou nap" mean?
hi. I just bought Sandra Betzina's excellent book, Fabric Savvy. In it, she refers to the layout of the fabric. In some cases she says "With nap" layout, in others, she says "without nap". I haven't been able to find on the internet what does this mean, and I'd love to know!
Hi:
Napped fabrics are those like corduroy, velvet or directional prints. Feel corduroy and velvet - if you rub your hand over it, there will be a direction that it glides over, and the other where there will be a little resistance - like petting a dog or cat. The nap also will usually shine in one direction and not really the other.
You want to make sure you cut your pieces out the same way so that you don't have something like the front of your garment with the nap in one direction, and like the back or arm with it facing the other way. Hope that helps and makes sense.
