Hi, I've lurked around on modified for quite a while and recently I've been getting interested in picking up the game again.
I also juggle and I used to stitch my own balls so it wasn't a leap to start stitching footbags. However I couldn't really find any facile or ultrasuede in fabric shops over here, so I'd just use cotton. Now I would like to "get real" and just get decent fabric. I figured with all the experienced stitchers over here, there's bound to be someone from Europe, who has some advice on fabric?
Should I just buy USL in bulk from fields to keep the cost down? Maybe someone's interested in doing a small "group buy", so we can split shipping costs?
Or is there another fabric that's "just as good"? Maybe amaretta is more available in Europe? I have found a source for alcantara, which is often used for car seats apparently, but the minimum amount is 0.5m which seems like a lot of fabric especially if I'd want more than one color (the website is in dutch, I'm from Belgium, https://www.stoffen.net/20-alcantara293 ... 7s3q0k6esz)
I'm just a beginner so I'm guessing those fabrics would be fine, but being a beginner I could use some input from more experienced stitchers.
Please forgive me if this is covered in other posts. I couldn't really find anything but maybe I missed something.
Fabric in Europe?
Re: Fabric in Europe?
Alcantara is nice, I've used it a before. Some of it is a bit thicker than USL, though softer.
If you can find amaretta, there would be an army of stitchers waiting at your door... or just me.
I think you should PM Marco Hartig or find him on FB, he would be your best bet for fabric buying advice.
If you can find amaretta, there would be an army of stitchers waiting at your door... or just me.
I think you should PM Marco Hartig or find him on FB, he would be your best bet for fabric buying advice.
Re: Fabric in Europe?
Thank you, I'll contact Marco.
Btw, you seem like a great stitcher and your video tutorial is really good!
Btw, you seem like a great stitcher and your video tutorial is really good!