Aaaack! I used to get so frustrated when I’d find that perfect fabric for a handbag project, and come to find that it had “stretch” to it. The ‘give’ from stretchy fabrics, like stretch corduroy, for example, would throw off my measurements, and wouldn’t sew nicely for me. Well, I no longer fear the stretch! To adapt your fabric, just iron on some stabilizer (I use my very favorite ‘can’t live without it‘ Pellon 809 Decor Bond) and voila!….the fabric is now nice and taut, and can be used as normal. You can find stabilizer of all varieties at JoAnn’s.

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