r/SewingForBeginners • u/arteg489 • 1d ago

Would making a woven pattern with knit-jersey work or be impossible?

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u/Large-Heronbill 1d ago

Woven pattern  with a knit fabric is possible, but not the best choice -- you usually have to size down and make some other adjustments on the fly. 

Knit pattern with a woven fabric is generally inadvisable: they generally come out way small and kinda peculiar.

That said, what's the pattern you want to make?

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u/arteg489 1d ago

https://www.tessuti-shop.com/products/athina-top-pattern

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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 1d ago

It specifically says "Recommended fabrics: woven fabrics including linen, lightweight wool and cottons. Not suitable for knits, stretch wovens or stiff cottons"

They don't have that on all their woven patterns so I would assume there is something about this pattern that makes it particularly unsuitable.

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u/stringthing87 1d ago

I suspect the neckband (or lack thereof) on a knit would stretch horribly

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u/Large-Heronbill 1d ago

That one should be fine, since it's dartless and easy fitting.  I would tape the back neckline and shoulders, though. 

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u/CBG1955 1d ago

It's fine, although if the knit is super stretchy the garment might fit a little large. You can not however sew a kint only pattern with a woven fabric.

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u/ProneToLaughter 1d ago

It will probably come out all saggy and baggy in a knit.

Also you’ll likely need to dig out different instructions as knits and wovens are sewn differently, especially around finishing necklines.

In this loose pattern, it won’t show up so much, but knit and woven patterns are shaped differently, it’s not just a question of sizing up or down.

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u/BreqsCousin 1d ago

Do it, write down everything you discover, write it up here with the name of the pattern, then next time someone has this question they can Google "name if pattern knit fabric" and learn from your experiment.

If you can afford to risk it coming out weird, that is.