Having problems lining up the colors on skirts?

[JLS]

I hate building some of my skirts this time of year. Between the dry air and the static created by separating the material, seems like some of my skirt material has a mind of its own.

I build a couple of skirts that have just a few strands of a couple of colors and several half tabs, those seem to give me the most trouble. I usually try to plan ahead and have the material for those skirts layed out a day before I need them but don't always have the space for that.

I recently discovered that covering the material with a damp paper towel removes the static and makes it a lot easier to build skirts. I can usually build several skirts before the static comes back and then I just put the towel back for a couple more minutes.

[Painter1]

good tip. thanks

[cadman]

Thanks for the tip.

[canuck]

In  winter here in ontario the inside air relative humidity drops off causing static, If you don't add moisture to your heated furnace air. Have you tried a portable humidifier in your work area? May eliminate the hassle of wetting materials before tie in. Relative humidity should be between 35% and 55% depending on outdoor temp. Condensate on the inside window glass is a good indicator if you are adding  too much moisture for the outdoor low temps. Adjust accordingly. Just a thought. Cheers