Crepe vs Georgette for Dresses: Which Fabric Should You Choose? When you are developing a dress for your brand, choosing between crepe and georgette is not just about how the fabric looks on a swatch. You need to consider how it drapes after sewing, whether it needs lining, how stable

When a new dress goes into sampling, crepe and satin can behave quite differently even when the design is exactly the same. We may see the difference in the fit, drape, cutting or sewing once the sample is made. That is why we check the fabric on the garment before

When developing a velvet or velour dress, a fabric can look right on the swatch and behave quite differently once it is made into a garment. Before production, we check stretch, recovery, weight, pile direction, usable width and how the fabric handles during cutting and sewing. The better choice depends

When developing a dress, lining is not something we decide separately from the outer fabric. A lining that looks fine on a fabric swatch can behave very differently once it is sewn into the garment. It can affect the drape, fit, weight and even how the dress moves when worn.

When developing a dress, most of the attention usually goes to the shell fabric, measurements and pattern. In our sampling work, however, some fit problems only become obvious after the first sample is sewn. The measurements may be correct, but once the lining, interfacing or support materials are added, the