I was looking for a new material to make black doll shoes out of. I had a nice piece of a thick wool fabric left over from a hooded cloak I made my husband for Halloween last year. I thought it would hold up really nicely for this project.
But I was worried about it fraying on the upper edge and around the cut out on the front.
So I put Fray Check on it and continued sewing the leg.
The next morning, I discovered this… The Fray Check had left a hard, crusty, residue and mark on the shoe… Bummer.
I thought I could just take the bottom of the leg apart and replace the wool shoe with a regular wool felt shoe - but that didn't work either. The Fray Check got onto the white fabric and stained it as well...
So in the end one doll leg ended up in the trash, but I learned to always verify whether Fray Check will work on a particular fabric or not before moving on to the next step.
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