DOCSLIB.ORG

Exploring Your Civil War Roots

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Exploring Your Civil War Roots EXPLORING YOUR CIVIL WAR ROOTS AN ENDURING Legacy The Civil War captures America’s imagination like no other conflict in our history. As the nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the War Be- tween the States, it’s the perfect time to dig deeper into your own family’s role INSIDE... in the landmark conflict. This ebook will help you do just that, with tips and • top 10 Civil War websites resources to trace soldier ancestors and understand • 9 steps to trace your what they and their fami- Civil War roots lies lived through. You’ll get even more help • costs of goods and discovering your roots—in the impact of shortages the Civil War and beyond— during the war from Family Tree Maga- zine’s Genealogy Insider • tips for identifying email newsletter. Whether Civil War era photos your forebears were Union or Confederate, soldiers or civilians, discover their story today—and preserve their legacy for tomorrow. More to Explore Life in Civil War America free on-demand webinar <bit.ly/civilwaramerica> Civil War resources on FamilyTreeMagazine.com <familytreemagazine.com/civilwar150> Civil War products at ShopFamilyTree.com <shopfamilytree.com/category/civil-war-anniversary> Get Started in genealogy <familytreemagazine.com/articlelist/get-started> Online genealogy classes <familytreeuniversity.com> Bring Civil War History to Life! Just in time for the 150th anniversary of the war, this new book takes you back to 1860s America. Discover what life was like for your ancestors in battle and on the home front. INSIDE... LIFE CIVIL WAR FREE WEBINAR featuring a conversation with author Michael O. Varhola <bit.ly/civilwaramerica> Life in Civil War America | Y1795 · 978-1-4403-1086-7 | $22.99 · 320 pages AMERIOrder your copy todayC from ShopFamilyTree.comA — the best resource for genealogy how-to books, CDs, webinars and more! Battle Sites Explore Civil War genealogy records and history at these top 10 online destinations. BY DAVID A. FRYXELL 3 AS AMERICA COMMEMORATES the 150th anniversary about a Civil War veteran’s whole family, are increasingly of the start of the Civil War, you can explore the history of that available without even a trip to the library. And you can confl ict—and your ancestors’ roles in it—in ways those fi ght- walk in Civil War ancestors’ battlefi eld footsteps with ani- ing men in blue and gray never could have mated maps, collections of letters and pho- imagined. Today, you can look up the name tographs, and even the complete Official and unit of every known Civil War soldier Record of the confl ict—all online. on the web, along with histories of his (and, It’s all a far cry technologically from those yes, her, in some cases) regiment. Many of pioneering Mathew Brady photos of the war the service records that, until recently, you (yep, also online—see <archives.gov/research/ could get only by writing to the National civil-war/photo>) or Abraham Lincoln scrib- Archives <archives.gov> can now be downloaded to your bling his Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope. desktop. Pension applications, which can solve mysteries (Today, we bet Abe would’ve used an iPad.) NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 111-B-5435 18 Family Tree Magazine 3 MAY 2011 MMAY11FTAY11FT CCWW SSITESITES FFEATURE.inddEATURE.indd 1188 11/26/11/26/11 111:16:321:16:32 AAMM Take advantage of online resources to learn about your Civil War relatives, whether Union—like Pvt. D.W.C. Arnold, Enlisting Offl ine Sources shown here—or Confederate. Not all essential Civil War resources are online—at least not The sesquicentennial celebration itself has its own ever- yet. When you reach a dead end on the web, turn to these growing web presence, of course, at the National Park Ser- paper and microfilm tools: vice Civil War Website <www.nps.gov/civilwar>. It features ■ UNION PENSION FILES: The index is online at Footnote a calendar of events and links to resources and exhibits. To and Ancestry.com, but the actual files haven’t been digitized help you get off on the right foot in researching your Civil or microfilmed. Request copies from NARA using NATF Form War fi ghting kin (that would be the straw foot, in the clas- 80 or order online at <eservices.archives.gov/orderonline>; sic “hay-foot, straw-foot” training given raw recruits), we’ve select either the Pension Documents Packet ($25), eight pages selected the top 10 websites for Civil War research. of genealogical information, or the Complete File ($75). ■ CONFEDERATE PENSION FILES: If not online (see the box Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System on page 22), most are available on microfilm from the Family <www.itd.nps.gov/cwss> History Library. 1Also a National Park Service site, this essential starting ■ COMPILED MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS: You can order place for Civil War research has added new features in time Union and Confederate records online from NARA ($25). for the sesquicentennial, including backgrounders on the Confederate service records are online at Footnote. social, economic, political and military aspects of the Civil ■ UNION DRAFT RECORDS: These have not yet been War. Browsing each topic is like having a Park Service ranger microfilmed; they’re at NARA in Record Group 110. lead you through the underlying history of the war. You’ll ■ BURIAL RECORDS: Nearly 359,000 Union soldiers who also fi nd a section on using the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors died during the war are recorded in the 27-volume Roll of System (CWSS) in the classroom, plus a guide to African- Honor, available on FHL microfilm and reprinted in 10 volumes Americans in the war and suggested readings. by Genealogical Publishing Co., which also published an index Another new feature, still in the works, will list all the by Martha and William Reamy. Compilations of Confederate names of burials in the 14 national cemeteries managed by gravesites include Confederate Burials (28 volumes) and the Park Service, all but one of which is related to a Civil War Deaths of Confederate Soldiers in Confederate Hospitals (14 battlefi eld park. The fi rst phase, now online, involves data volumes), both by Raymond W. Watkins. from records of Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Peters- burg National Battlefi eld in Virginia, and includes images of the headstones. enlistment, ultimate rank, any notes and NARA microfi lm But the heart of this site remains the database of 6.3 million location. You can use this information to search for his com- names from both sides, covering 44 states and territories, piled military service record (CMSR) at Footnote <footnote. derived from General Index Cards—now at the National com> (see below) or request it from NARA (see the box Archives and Records Administration (NARA)—that Gen. above). You also can click on the regiment name to view Fred C. Ainsworth’s staff created in the 1880s to determine information about this unit with links to write-ups of its eligibility for military pensions. (The index does include battles. From this regiment page, you can search for others in Confederates, even though they were ineligible for federal the unit or browse a list of all the regiment’s soldiers (which pensions.) Transcribers copied names from muster rolls, often will include relatives of your ancestor who enlisted at which companies usually kept and updated about every two the same time and place). weeks. On the CWSS, “hits” for soldiers’ records also link to The “Sailors” part of the CWSS name, alas, is a bit mislead- regimental histories and, in turn, capsule histories of battles. ing. No naval records equaling soldiers’ CMSRs exist on either Searching this massive database is easy: Enter any combi- side. Although the Park Service is organizing and indexing nation of last name, fi rst name, side (Union or Confederate), sailors’ records, the only sailors online now are 18,000 African- state of enlistment, unit number or function (such as infan- Americans indexed in a Howard University project. try or cavalry). Name spellings can vary widely in Civil War records, as in other genealogical resources, so try variations Footnote if you don’t fi nd your ancestor at fi rst (the CWSS database <footnote.com> doesn’t accept wildcards). You also can try entering less 2Thanks to its partnership with the NARA, this sub- information—omit the fi rst name, for example, in case your scription site (recently acquired by Ancestry.com <ancestry. John W. Smith was transcribed as J.W .Smith, J. Smith or com>) is working toward instant gratifi cation for Civil War even mistakenly as J.W. Smith. researchers who formerly had to wait for NARA records to Once you’ve found your Civil War ancestor in the list arrive in the mail. For $11.95 a month or $79.95 a year, you of results, click on his name to see the basic information can view a nearly complete collection of Confederate Soldier NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, 111-B-5435 ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL from his General Index card: name, side, company, rank on Service Records. They contain digitized papers relating to 19 < familytreemagazine.com> MMAY11FTAY11FT CCWW SSITESITES FFEATURE.inddEATURE.indd 1199 11/26/11/26/11 111:16:431:16:43 AAMM Working the System The free Civil War Soldiers and other records about your Civil War however, it’s often faster—and avoids 1Sailors System <www.itd.nps.gov/ ancestor—sometimes page after page of potential search quirks and misspellings— cwss> is the best place to start researching detail. Note especially the regiment name. to browse to his records. In this case, click your Civil War ancestors.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Modh-Textiles-Scotland-Issue-4.Pdf
    A TEXTILES SCOTLAND PUBLICATION JANUARY 2013 AN ENCHANTING ESCAPE IN SCOTLAND FABULOUS FABRIC AND DETAILED DESIGN FASHION FOUNDRY NURTURING SCOTTISH TALENT contents Editor’s Note Setting the Scene 3 Welcome from Stewart Roxburgh 21 Make a statement in any room with inspired wallpaper Ten Must-Haves for this Season An Enchanting Escape 4 Some of the cutest products on offer this season 23 A fashionable stay in Scotland Fabulous Fabric Fashion Foundry 6 Uncovering the wealth of quality fabric in Scotland 32 Inspirational hub for a new generation Fashion with Passion Devil is in the Detail 12 Guest contributor Eric Musgrave shares his 38 Dedicated craftsmanship from start to fi nish thoughts on Scottish textiles Our World of Interiors Find us 18 Guest contributor Ronda Carman on why Scotland 44 Why not get in touch – you know you want to! has the interiors market fi rmly sewn up FRONT COVER Helena wears: Jacquard Woven Plaid with Herringbone 100% Merino Wool Fabric in Hair by Calzeat; Poppy Soft Cupsilk Bra by Iona Crawford and contributors Lucynda Lace in Ivory by MYB Textiles. Thanks to: Our fi rst ever guest contributors – Eric Musgrave and Ronda Carman. Read Eric’s thoughts on the Scottish textiles industry on page 12 and Ronda’s insights on Scottish interiors on page 18. And our main photoshoot team – photographer Anna Isola Crolla and assistant Solen; creative director/stylist Chris Hunt and assistant Emma Jackson; hair-stylist Gary Lees using tecni.art by L’Oreal Professionnel and the ‘O’ and irons by Cloud Nine, and make-up artist Ana Cruzalegui using WE ARE FAUX and Nars products.
    [Show full text]
  • Woven Fabrics
    Fabric – Woven Fabrics WOVEN FABRICS Fabrics are made of yarns by weaving them in different combinations. It is mostly done by interlacing two sets of yarn or thread made of fibers called the warp and weft of the loom. It only stretches in the bias directions, between the warp and weft directions, unless the threads are elastic. Lengthwise stronger vertical yarns with more twist are Warp or Picks while widthwise filling yarns are termed as weft or ends. Sidewise edge of fabric is termed as Selvedge. THREE BASIC WEAVES There are three main types of weave: Plain, Twill and Satin Plain weave is a basic weave which is made when the thread is woven on one up and one down principle, some plain weave fabrics are Chambray, Chiffon, Gingham, and Organza etc. Twill weave is made when the thread is placed by varying the order of interlacing the yarns so that diagonal parallel lines are produced across the fabric. Satin Weave is a weave made when each warp yarn floats over four filling yarns and interlaces with fifth filling yarn. Plain weave Twill weave Satin weave Fabric – Weft Knit Fabrics Knitted Fabrics Knitting is the process of construction of a fabric by interlocking loops of yarn by means of hooked needles. Knitted fabric consists of horizontal rows known as courses and vertical columns of loops known as Wales. Knitted fabrics are porous having insulated air pockets giving warmth when worn. Knitted fabrics are very absorbent, wrinkle resistant and lightweight. They shrink more than woven fabrics unless shrink- proofing techniques are used.
    [Show full text]
  • Journal 45.Pdf
    GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS JOURNAL NO. 45 September 11, 2012 / BHADRA 20, SAKA 1933 INDEX S.No. Particulars Page No. 1. Official Notices 4 2. New G.I Application Details 5 3. Public Notice 6 4. GI Applications Bhagalpur Silk Fabrics & Sarees – GI Application No. 180 7 Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics– GI Application No. 198 Madurai Malli – GI Application No. 238 Tequila – GI Application No. 243 5. General Information 6. Registration Process OFFICIAL NOTICES Sub: Notice is given under Rule 41(1) of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Rules, 2002. 1. As per the requirement of Rule 41(1) it is informed that the issue of Journal 45 of the Geographical Indications Journal dated 11th September 2012 / Bhadra 20th, Saka 1933 has been made available to the public from 11th September 2012. NEW G.I APPLICATION DETAILS 371 Shaphee Lanphee 25 Manufactured 372 Wangkhei Phee 25 Manufactured 373 Moirang Pheejin 25 Manufactured 374 Naga Tree Tomato 31 Agricultural 375 Arunachal Orange 31 Agricultural 376 Sikkim Large Cardamom 30 Agricultural 377 Mizo Chilli 30 Agricultural 378 Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat 29 Manufactured 379 Devgad Alphonso Mango 31 Agricultural 380 RajKot Patola 24 Handicraft 381 Kangra Paintings 16 Handicraft 382 Joynagarer Moa 30 Food Stuff 383 Kullu Shawl (Logo) 24 Textile 23, 24, 384 Muga Silk of Assam (Logo) 25, 27 & Handicraft 31 385 Nagpur Orange 31 Agricultural PUBLIC NOTICE No.GIR/CG/JNL/2010 Dated 26th February, 2010 WHEREAS Rule 38(2) of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002 provides as follows: “The Registrar may after notification in the Journal put the published Geographical Indications Journal on the internet, website or any other electronic media.” Now therefore, with effect from 1st April, 2010, The Geographical Indications Journal will be Published and hosted in the IPO official website www.ipindia.nic.in free of charge.
    [Show full text]
  • Understanding Fabric Grain
    CT-MMB.210 UNDERSTANDING FABRIC GRAIN Grain is the direction of the yarns in a Bias is any diagonal direction on a fabric. fabric. We describe and speak of grain in The fabric will Agive@ or stretch. terms of Alengthwise grain,@ Acrosswise grain,@ and Abias.@ The grain is very True bias is the 45-degree angle or middle important when constructing garments since between the crosswise and lengthwise it determines how a garment will hang, fit grain. Fold the fabric so lengthwise and and appear on you. crosswise yarns lie on top of and parallel to each other. This is where a woven fabric All fabrics that are made up of yarns have will have the greatest give. grain or direction. Technically, the term grain only refers to woven fabric; the term direction is frequently used with knit fabrics. Knit Fabric Knit fabric is made by looping yarns Woven Fabric together. The loops create the direction or The lengthwise yarns (sometimes called Agrain.@ the warp) run parallel to the selvage edge of the fabric. They are usually more tightly The lengthwise loops in a knit fabric create twisted, stronger, and more stable than the ribs (sometimes called wales). They form crosswise yarns. rows of loops and can be seen on the right side of the fabric. Usually there is less Selvage – the firm edge along the lengthwise stretch in this direction. However, this may direction of a woven fabric. not always be true. The crosswise loops are called courses. The crosswise yarns (sometimes called the They form a row of loops that run across the woof, weft, or filling) are perpendicular, or at fabric.
    [Show full text]
  • Air Permeability of Woven Fabrics
    Volume 5, Issue 2, Summer2006 Air Permeability of Woven Fabrics R. Tugrul OGULATA Cukurova University Engineering and Architecture Faculty, Adana-Turkey ABSTRACT Air permeability is an important property for wovens and it depends on many parameters of the fabric. Thus, a theoretical determination is highly complex and difficult in relating the parameters to the air permeability. Therefore, establish of the air permeability is usually made experimentally. In th is study, it has been attempted to establish a simple theoretical model for the air permeability of woven fabrics. For the purpose, a capillary model of porous systems on D’Arcy’s law was used, and theoretical values were investigated. Keywords: Air permeability, woven, fabric structure, warp and weft yarn. Introduction a textile fabric plays a major role in a variety of consumer and industrial applications, The air permeability is a very important including apparel comfort, flammability, factor in the performance of some textile thermal insulation efficiency, barrier fabric materials. Especially, it is taken into performance, and the precision of filter consideration for clothing, parachutes sails, media [2]. vacuum cleaners, fabric for air bags and industrial filter fabrics. The air permeability The void volume in woven textile fabrics is mainly dependent upon the fabric’s causes air permeability. The air permeability weight and construction (thickness and of a textile fabric is determined by the rate porosity). of air flow through a material under a differential pressure between the two fabric Woven fabrics are produced by interlacing surfaces [3]. The prescribed pressure warp and weft yarns. The warp lies along differential is 10 mm of water [4,5].
    [Show full text]
  • Identifying Woven Textiles 1750-1950 Identification
    Identifying Woven Textiles 1750–1950 DATS in partnership with the V&A 1 Identifying Woven Textiles 1750–1950 This information pack has been produced to accompany two one-day workshops taught by Katy Wigley (Director, School of Textiles) and Mary Schoeser (Hon. V&A Senior Research Fellow), held at the V&A Clothworkers’ Centre on 19 April and 17 May 2018. The workshops are produced in collaboration between DATS and the V&A. The purpose of the workshops is to enable participants to improve the documentation and interpretation of collections and make them accessible to the widest audience. Participants will have the chance to study objects at first hand to help increase their confidence in identifying woven textile materials and techniques. This information pack is intended as a means of sharing the knowledge communicated in the workshops with colleagues and the wider public and is also intended as a stand-alone guide for basic weave identification. Other workshops / information packs in the series: Identifying Textile Types and Weaves Identifying Printed Textiles in Dress 1740–1890 Identifying Handmade and Machine Lace Identifying Fibres and Fabrics Identifying Handmade Lace Front Cover: Lamy et Giraud, Brocaded silk cannetille (detail), 1878. This Lyonnais firm won a silver gilt medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle with a silk of this design, probably by Eugene Prelle, their chief designer. Its impact partly derives from the textures within the many-coloured brocaded areas and the markedly twilled cannetille ground. Courtesy Francesca Galloway. 2 Identifying Woven Textiles 1750–1950 Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction 4 2. Tips for Dating 4 3.
    [Show full text]
  • I – Traditional Textiles of India – Sfda 1301
    UNIT – I – TRADITIONAL TEXTILES OF INDIA – SFDA 1301 1 Introduction : The term 'Textile' is a Latin word originating from the word 'texere' which means 'to weave' Textile refers to a flexible material comprising of a network of natural or artificial fibers, known as yarn. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting and pressing fibers together. Textile Museum is that specialized category of museum which primarily preserves different types of textile and textile products. Indian textile enjoys a rich heritage and the origin of textiles in India traces back to the Indus valley Civilization where people used homespun cotton for weaving their clothes. Rigveda, the earliest of the Veda contains the literary information about textiles and it refers to weaving. Ramayana and Mahabharata, the eminent Indian epics depict the existence of wide variety of fabrics in ancient India. These epics refer both to rich and stylized garment worn by the aristocrats and ordinary simple clothes worn by the common people. The contemporary Indian textile not only reflects the splendid past but also cater to the requirements of the modern times. The rich tradition of textile in India has been favored by a number of factors. The favorable factors leading to the extensive growth of textile tradition in India follows. Easy availability of abundant raw materials like cotton, wool, silk, jute and many more Widely prevalent social customs Variety of distinct local culture Constructive geographic and climatic conditions Each and every region of India contributes in creating a myriad of textile tradition. The hilly region of the country produces a rich variety of woolen textiles.
    [Show full text]
  • IS 2364 (1987): Glossary of Textile Terms - Woven Fabrics [TXD 1: Physical Methods of Tests]
    इंटरनेट मानक Disclosure to Promote the Right To Information Whereas the Parliament of India has set out to provide a practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular interest to the public, particularly disadvantaged communities and those engaged in the pursuit of education and knowledge, the attached public safety standard is made available to promote the timely dissemination of this information in an accurate manner to the public. “जान का अधकार, जी का अधकार” “परा को छोड न 5 तरफ” Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Jawaharlal Nehru “The Right to Information, The Right to Live” “Step Out From the Old to the New” IS 2364 (1987): Glossary of textile terms - Woven fabrics [TXD 1: Physical Methods of Tests] “ान $ एक न भारत का नमण” Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda “Invent a New India Using Knowledge” “ान एक ऐसा खजाना > जो कभी चराया नह जा सकताह ै”ै Bhartṛhari—Nītiśatakam “Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen” IS : 2364 - 1987 Indian Standard GLOSSARY OF TEXTILE TERMS- WOVEN FABRICS ( Second Revision ) ULX 001-4 : 677.074 Q C’ojpright 1988 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 Gr 7 Alay 1988 IS : 2364 - 1987 Indian Standard GLOSSARYOFTEXTILETERMS- WOVENFABRICS (Second Revision ) 0. FOREWORD 0.1 This Indian Standard ( Revised ) was adopted based on the prevalent practices and usage in the by the Bureau of Indian Standards on 10 Novem- Indian textile industry and trade, and are of tech- ber 1987, after the draft finalized by the Physical nical nature and need not necessarily tally with Methods of Test Sectional Committee had been those coined by excise or customs departments for approved by the Textile Division Council.
    [Show full text]
  • Urself Isto Y Tage
    Heritage Wap yourself in your histoy Land and heritage. of Tweed Our award-winning photojournalist Tom Langlands weaves his way through Scotland’s west coast xploring the Outer Hebrides is akin waters. The thing about wet paint is it a fabric that clothes people, sustains the to walking on a canvas where the sticks, and after travelling the Hebridean area’s inhabitants, and protects a way of Epaint is wet and the artist is never landscape the wonderment is you can’t get life. finished. A sweep of an invisible brush it out from under your skin – nor do you My journey began in a rented, convert- changes the light, landscape and colours want to! ed blackhouse – Tigh Bhisa – by Tolastadh in an instant. One moment it is flat with My fascination with this place is more a’ Chaolais on the west coast of the Isle of red-brown coloured moorlands, then than skin deep, however. Below the veneer Lewis. This traditional cottage had been mountains roll into expansive stretches of ever-changing beauty lies a history and restored, embracing the expectations of of golden sand caressed by azure-tinted culture from which is born Harris Tweed, modern living but still oozing history and celticlife.com 43 charm. Constructed of local stone, and originally with a thatch Lewis. When she was 18-years-old, Macaskill’s father sent her on roof, it once would have housed animals at one end and the fam- a trip to Lewis so that she could explore her roots. On that trip she ily at the other.
    [Show full text]
  • Xerox University Microfilms 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
    INFORMATION TO USERS This material was produced from a microfilm copy of the original document. While the most advanced technological means to photograph and reproduce this document have been used, the quality is heavily dependent upon the quality of the original submitted. The following explanation of techniques is provided to help you understand markings or patterns which may appear on this reproduction. 1.The sign or "target" for pages apparently lacking from the document photographed is "Missing Page(s)". If it was possible to obtain the missing page(s) or section, they are spliced into the film along with adjacent pages. This may have necessitated cutting thru an image and duplicating adjacent pages to insure you complete continuity. 2. When an image on the film is obliterated with a large round black mark, it is an indication that the photographer suspected that the copy may have moved during exposure and thus cause a blurred image. You will find a good image of the page in the adjacent frame. 3. When a map, drawing or chart, etc., was part of the material being photographed the photographer followed a definite method in "sectioning" the material. It is customary to begin photoing at the upper left hand comer of a large sheet and to continue photoing from left to right in equal sections with a small overlap. If necessary, sectioning is continued again — beginning below the first row and continuing on until complete. 4. The majority of users indicate that the textual content is of greatest value, however, a somewhat higher quality reproduction could be made from "photographs" if essential to the understanding of the dissertation.
    [Show full text]
  • Choosing Fabric for Clothes
    Choosing Fabric for Clothes by Julia Choosing fabric for clothes is the most important step in sewing a garment. The wrong choice can mean a very unsuccessful project! Fortunately, there are usually a few “right” fabric options for any pattern, so it’s not too difficult to pair up a fabric and pattern. Dream Date dress via Craftsy member Seam33 How to choose fabric for clothes: When starting a sewing project, you’ll begin in one of two places: either you’ll have fallen in love with a pattern and need fabric to make it out of, or you’ll have fallen in love with a fabric and need to find a suitable pattern to go with it. Have a pattern? Patterns will tell you which types of fabrics the pattern was designed for. Although there are no sewing police to come arrest you if you deviate from the suggested fabrics, beginning sewists especially will want to stick to the list. The fabrics listed will have properties (in terms of weight, stretch and drape) that complement the design of the pattern. 12 types of fabric commonly used for garment sewing: • Cotton voile: Voile is a lightweight, semi-sheer fabric with a great drape. • Cotton lawn: Lawn is very similar to cotton voile but is slightly crisper. • Rayon challis: Rayon challis is a smooth, lightweight fabric. It drapes well and is slightly heavier than other lightweight fabrics, like cotton voile and cotton lawn. • Chambray: Chambray is another smooth, lightweight fabric. It doesn’t drape as well as rayon challis, cotton voile or cotton lawn.
    [Show full text]
  • Textile Fibers 2009934114
    HumpCh02ff.qxd 1/19/08 7:00 PM Page 13 SECTION TWO Textile Fibers 2009934114 Fabric Reference, Fourth Edition, by Mary Humphries. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright © 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc. HumpCh02ff.qxd 1/19/08 7:00 PM Page 14 2-1 WHAT IS A FIBER? not make fabrics from slivers! Textile fibers are also very thin—long in relation to diameter. To be mechan- Fibers Are Fundamental ically spun into yarn—drawn out and twisted—staple fibers must have sufficient length, strength, and cohe- Most basic of all in selecting fabrics is the behavior of siveness (fiber-to-fiber friction). Many seed fibers are the fibers, the smallest visible components of most too short, weak, and slippery to spin into yarn; kapok, fabrics. for instance, can be used only for stuffing. The two main divisions in textile fibers are Of course, for a fiber to be used a great deal, there natural and manufactured (see Figure 2.1). Nat- must be a reasonable supply and price. ural fibers are those found in nature already usable to make fabrics. The two main sources are plants (with the fibers called cellulosic from the main What’s in a Name? Fiber Generic Names building material, cellulose), and animals (with the fibers called protein from the main building mate- Fibers are classified into groups, each of which is rial). Manufactured (MF) fibers (formerly termed given a generic name or “generic.” For natural “man-made”) are formed from a suitable raw mate- fibers, this generic is the name of the plant (cotton) or rial as a thick, sticky liquid, which is “spun” or animal (camel) from which the fiber comes, or an extruded through spinneret holes, forming streams accepted name, such as wool or mohair.
    [Show full text]