Which colors to choose?!

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 13 Jul 2006 14:11

I really like Amatista as a solid purple. It is as riveting as Colonial Red, and just as soft. If anyone can tell me where I can get 1/8 yard of that color, that would be super sweet. Or maybe a purple that is just as good (I think Princess Purple looks a bit dull in comparison).

I'm going to e-mail Field Fabrics if they can do a special order on that color.

vettehunter123 · Post by **vettehunter123** » 13 Jul 2006 14:23

@ Elliot, They are all 1/8 yd each. A lot more than I expected to get.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 13 Jul 2006 14:27

yeah it looks alot

i can't wait to get mine

How many bags you think you can make out of 5 colours (how much i ordered)

Drew Hamilton · Post by **Drew Hamilton** » 15 Jul 2006 16:41

Oh man, thanks bunches. I almost ordered sunnt sienna, Oh my god, I woulda' freaked. I settled for rhapsody and willow,

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 18 Jul 2006 08:58

I think Sunny Sienna is a decent thick facile. It shouldn't be as bad as regular orange ultrasuede, and I've stitched bags with material that thick.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 19 Jul 2006 07:22

Here's what i got today

my first facile order, no more samples for me

Blue hawaii (spelt wrong i think lol), country red, petit pois, rose quartz and country cream

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 19 Jul 2006 08:37

sick dude, now you can really get into some serious stitching, thats hot.

Roy · Post by **Roy** » 19 Jul 2006 18:29

I have compiled a list of every type of Ultrasuede products on both the Toray site and Field's. I was convinced that some of the facile we were ordering off of Field's was either good or bad because it really wasn't ultrasuede light. I thought Field's had falsely identified it as facile.
It doesn't seem that way.
Still some of the facile from Field's is unaccounted for on the Toray list. And some from Toray, Field's does not sell.

You can download the list at:
http://www.webfilehost.com/?mode=viewupload&id=4558336

Its tiny, around 70kb. It is a Microsoft excel program so you must have excel to view it. It may work with other spreadsheets but I am unsure.

I think this may be used as a checklist to the colors you have and their performance, if nothing else. I also have a cool color coding chart I made up on there, so check that out too.

I just thought I would post it here. If it seems important enough, I can make its own thread. (I decided on the third version I would make its own thread. 2 down 1 to go)

Please notify me if you see any problems or improvements.
Thanks.

Edit: v2 is up with Toray's '07 facile colors. Download here: http://www.webfilehost.com/?mode=viewupload&id=2640098

peet · Post by **peet** » 29 Jul 2006 03:14

Hello ! I’ve a little problem with the ultra suede light! I ordered 3 (marmalade, atlantis, willow) kind of this, and they split very easy. The bags endurance is 3-4 days, and I don’t know why? I fill them with pebble, plastic granulate, and with bearing balls. Is this a problem?
The bags weight is 40g. Thnx a lot for the help!

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 29 Jul 2006 09:58

Hey Peet... I'm not the best sticher but i would say your problem could be the pebbles, i think rocks of anykind can be to abrasive on the facile, epsh cos they can break, and get sharp corners....

You best to stich with poly's and shot (lead or steel) as filler as its tried and tested

facile is very stong and should last an avg of 6 months (maybe less if you shred hard constently)

I may be wrong but thats my opionion

hope it helps a little

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 31 Jul 2006 09:51

Pebbles and plastic granulate kill bags easily, I'm sure.

gangsta · Post by **gangsta** » 31 Jul 2006 09:57

Pebbles? Yikes!
Also, Ive tried Bearings before, and they Put holes in the bag FAST. Like, within a few minutes (this was with Microsuede, however.)

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 07 Aug 2006 05:36

I just ordered some more colours

Midnight, marmalade, storm, green grape, animal print, punch

Used the credit card for the first time :S lol

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 08 Aug 2006 14:49

awesome!!! i LOVE green grape and punch... i just made a bag with those. its squishy even with the led shot. check it:

green grape, punch, atlantis, burnt orange, tulip, flash red

vettehunter123 · Post by **vettehunter123** » 09 Aug 2006 13:02

I just recieved Princess Purple and Dark Jade from Field's. They are quickly becoming my favorite colors.

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 21 Aug 2006 11:30

i got a bag recently that has princess purple. it seems to be getting "crunchy" and it looks like holes will come soon.

its a pretty color.

i just bought a shit ton of colors from fields... they are as follows:
colonial red

,
flash red

,
sable,
white

,
rhapsody,
animal print,
rose quartz

,
ceramic,
marmalade,
midnight

,
spanish gold.

there are about 3 or 4 of these that im pretty possitive they wont last (animal print, marmalade, and someone said rhapsody sucks). once i get these in the mail and get to using them im sure ill post my own spot in the "for sale" section. i do know that i like the two reds, white, midnight, and rose quartz. the rest are going to pretty much be a test. im nervous.

oh yeah, fields fabric has $3 shipping to US!!!!!

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 21 Aug 2006 12:44

yeah the ones u listed u like are all really good for footbags, the others are a bit weak.. sable seems to tear somewhat easily, and spanish gold is just way too thick. Animal prints are thin but a bit more durable/dense than marmalade or rhapsody. Next time you order and are looking to order a hue of brown, try out brownstone over sable, it's very similar to midnight.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 21 Aug 2006 20:30

I find Animal Print to be an okay print facile to use. It can take it's girth of abuse before getting holes. I think out of all of the prints, Leopard Print is the most dense but hardly a consistent pattern to use on bags (it goes from a combination of white/black/beige to black/beige, rpt.). Princess Purple has a moderate thickness which I like.

Pretty much colors that are thick, like Spanish Gold, Sunny Sienna, Purple Shadow, etc. seem to break-in just the same for me. I see no problem for them except for categorizing them with colors that comply to the same thickness.

Roy · Post by **Roy** » 26 Aug 2006 20:19

Ultrasuede List v2

Version 2 has Toray's spring '07 Light (facile) colors.

Download here: http://www.webfilehost.com/?mode=viewupload&id=2640098

Sorry about the awkwardness of downloading it off of this file host site. You have to wait a minute to download it. The download link is at the bottom right of the screen in red.

Does anyone know a more convenient free file host?

shred villain · Post by **shred villain** » 28 Aug 2006 12:17

is saffron good? is it better than marmalade?