Hi Jane – I’ve sewn a couple of things from Nani Iro double gauze, and I’d imagine it’s very similar to the Kokka that you purchased.
When I sew with double gauze it’s reminded me of sewing with a knit – not that it’s as stretchy, but it’s kind of the same texture to me. I used a new needle (I use universal) and a slightly longer stitch length than usual, mostly because I didn’t want to have to un-pick very small stitches in case I made a mistake….and I made a bunch for some reason with the Class Picnic top I sewed from it! I had to un-pick it like 4 times….
That’s my only advice….but, I did serge the raw edges cause I’d imagine that it would unravel quite a bit if you didn’t.
I made a class picnic top and a bubble dress from my double gauze. It wouldn’t be a crisp music class shirt, but I’d certainly give that a go – it would just look more relaxed than formal.
I talked recently to Seven Islands Fabric (the distributor for Kokka in the US) and they mentioned that they recommend all their fabrics be washed on gentle cycle and line dried. When I pre-treated my fabric, I washed it normally, dried it a tiny bit in the drier and then line dried it the rest of the way. It came out just fine.
Good luck, and I think you’ll be hooked with the double gauze; I know I am!
