Barbie fabric appeared on the market relatively recently. It wins its audience with its peculiarity: a delicate and matte surface and a slight crepe structure.
This is a popular and easy-to-sew material: for both everyday and holiday wardrobes. The main advantage of this textile product is wear resistance and relatively low price. Sewing from it is not difficult, and wearing garments is extremely convenient and comfortable. Due to its unique universal density, the material is ideal for sewing dresses, jackets, trousers and skirts.
Description of material
Semi-synthetic fabric, wear-resistant, does not require ironing, pleasant to the touch, has a soft and matte surface. The composition includes loose, slightly twisted threads, which is why it produces a dense and elastic material. The density is similar to lightweight denim. Barbie has only a slight crepe texture.The fabric stretches freely in all directions, but is not subject to stretching. Based on the totality of its qualities, Barbie is classified as a costume and dress crepe, but with improved characteristics.
The material has become necessary and indispensable when sewing women's clothing. Almost all products of both straight and semi-fitting silhouettes are sewn from it. Clothes will always fit your figure, because the fabric has a stretchy structure and drapes well.
Interesting! If the style includes a bias cut, you will get a very beautiful silhouette, as the fabric lays beautifully with soft and heavy tails. Ideal for pleated and flowy designs.
Composition and properties
The fibers used to make the material are entirely synthetic, including spandex, polyester and elastane. It means that the material is non-hygroscopic, does not allow air to pass through well, but has increased strength and can withstand long-term use.
Important! Manufacturers began to add natural fibers such as viscose or cotton to Barbies. Thus, they began to produce textiles of improved quality, with the properties of natural fabrics.
Advantages and disadvantages
Main advantages:
- Thanks to the composition and special weave of the threads, the fabric is dense and even.
- It can withstand complex cutting, as it hardly crumbles.
- Clothing made from it fits well on the figure, looks interesting and noble, and retains its shape.
- The material is wrinkle-resistant thanks to high-quality artificial fibers, including a small amount of spandex. Elastic fibers will return the fabric to its original position.
- Versatility. The material is used to make both everyday clothes and going out.Suitable for sewing dresses, for making a light coat that will look good paired with flowing trousers.
- Barbie holds color well, permanent dyes do not fade in the sun and do not lose their saturation when washed.
- Affordable price.
Like any synthetic fabric, there are disadvantages, but the more natural threads are added to the raw materials, the better the fabric is in quality and properties. One can name one of the few disadvantages: since Although the fabric has a slight texture, it is more difficult to remove any stain than on a regular smooth surface.
Varieties
The material is divided into several subgroups:
- Double sided - no reverse side. Both have their own color or design. Since you can choose any one as the front side, and use the second either for finishing or as a companion, the output is a large number of product options.
- Smoothly colored - there is a face and a backside. The assortment includes a huge amount of plain fabric of various colors.
- With print – a design is printed on the front side.
Scope of application
Typically, when making Barbies, manufacturers use bright, saturated colors. The fabric looks great in products, which is why it is used to produce almost all types of clothing: casual, business and evening. The product range is large: from dresses, blouses and skirts, to jackets, blazers, trousers and sundresses. School clothes and stylish clothes for teenagers are sewn from light fabric, with a large inclusion of cotton thread.
The material has gained its popularity because of its versatility; it is used to cut and sew clothes of any style, both light and complex cut. The fabric looks great in trapezoid, straight, semi-fitted and fitted silhouettes.Models with many folds and tails look beautiful.
Nuances of care
Wash:
- Temperature 40 °C and below.
- Hand wash and delicate wash mode, you can choose to wash woolen fabrics.
- Powder without bleach and active additives.
Iron at medium temperatures, not higher than 145 °C through the iron or from the wrong side. Drying of products is carried out on hangers, in natural conditions; radiators and heating devices must not be used. Store loosely in cabinets on hangers.
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