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Tightly woven, mediumweight fabrics are best-- avoid fabrics that ravel easily. Quilting and home decorating fabrics can also be used. If the fabric has a heavy soil-release finish it can be difficult to fuse to the backing fabric. The finish prevents the adhesive from penetrating the fabric and bonding securely.To evaluate the fabric sprinkle it with water. If the water beads up and doesn't soak in after a few minutes, it probably has a heavy finish and shouldn't be used for a shade.
Always pretest fabric before beginning the shade construction. If the fabric is expensive, pretest 1/8 yard before purchasing the amount needed.
Small random prints and solid color fabrics are the easiest to use. Large prints should be centered on the shade. Stripes also require centering and extra care must be used to keep the stripes from shifting and distorting when fusing.
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