Description
Knitwit Heavy Double Knit Franklin is a hard wearing heavy weight double knit ideal for pants, skirts and jackets.
62% Viscose/32% Nylon/6% Spandex 145cm wide Heavy weight – 400gsm
Knitwit Heavy Double Knit Franklin is medium stretch, by which we mean 35% stretch. If your pattern is sized for a low stretch fabric (less than 35% stretch), you can still use it. You may need to take the garment in.
It is four way stretch, by which we mean the fabric stretches in 2 directions: from selvedge to selvedge and also lengthways. If your pattern is sized for a two way stretch fabric, you can still use it.
Coffee Brown | Sapphire Blue | Ink Navy | Black
Sewing with Knit Fabrics
For knit fabrics, we use and recommend Gutermann Sew-All Thread, a top quality 100% polyester thread available in a huge range of colours to match your fabric.
You will need stretch needles for sewing knit fabrics. Use Schmetz Stretch needles – 75/11 on fine knit fabrics, and 90/14 on other knit fabrics.
Start each new project with a fresh needle, especially if the fabric contains cotton or wool. Blunt needles can leave holes on the stitching line.
Vliesofix Bondaweb Tape is a must if you want to get more professional looking hems and neck edges.
If you need more help, visit our sewing with jersey knit fabrics page.
