You have chosen Oilskin or Waxed Canvas for your new garment and thus bought a material that is very robust and durable.
The water-repellent surface makes it ideal for outdoor clothing.
Since the fabric is shipped folded, creases will have formed. These are easily removed with a hair dryer.
A great advantage of Oilskin is that, unlike other woven fabrics, it does not fray. So, if the garment is lined so that the inside is not visible, the raw edges on the outer fabric do not necessarily need to be serged.
With these fabrics there is no right side and both sides look identical.
Iron this material, if at all, only at a very low temperature using ironing paper.
Reinforcements, e.g. on collars and cuffs, cannot be made with iron-on fleece, but with normal fleece sewn on in the area of the seam allowance.
Darts, pleats and hems can be easily folded over and smoothed out with a finger before sewing.
Sewing is done with a universal needle.
A slightly oily film on the sewing machine and other sewing utensils can be wiped off with a soft cloth before working with other, delicate fabrics.
Oilskin is not washable, because on the one hand the wax layer is lost, which can be renewed with a special spray, but on the other hand the fabric shrinks so much that the garment will no longer fit.
A certain "patina" is therefore unavoidable with this material and quite desirable, as this is what gives the fabric its character.
And now have fun with the processing and even more joy when wearing!
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