What is Microsanding?
As a method that helps to temper fabric roughness and create a silkier feel to the fabric surface, nothing can beat the process of microsanding. Here is some background on microsanding fabric and how this process can help make even the roughest of fabric blends a little smoother to the touch. As is true with many different types of treatments used on fabrics, microsanding involves making a change in the texture of the individual fibers that make up the material. The technique begins with a roller that has a series of very short pins protruding from the body of the roller. The pins are among the shortest that are used with any type of fabric technique and perhaps the dullest as well. The pins are intentionally dulled so that they will not create tiny holes in the weave of the fabric. When the fabric is pulled through the rollers, the dull pins grab fibers within the cloth and pull them to the surface. The end result of this fabric smoothing process is that even the roughest of fabrics w
