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From: bridesmom
Date: 09-07-2006, 12:05 AM (1 of 13)
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I made a really pretty blouse out of a stretch poplin and used a light knit fusible interfacing. Well, I washed it and now that stupid interfacing has bubbled up and it looks horrible. I just can't seem to find an interfacing that I like that doesn't look like crap after its been washed. What do you use and what do you like or dont like about interfacings???
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 09-07-2006, 08:18 AM (2 of 13)
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I use fusi-knit and seldom have problems. But once in a while .... Some synthetics just won't take it. You could use a light sew-in or even, if the fashion fabric is light enough self-face. If you use sew-in on a facing that doesn't show on the outside you can -- very neatly, mind you -- put an extra row of stitching in the center of the facing to hold it down. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 09-07-2006, 03:44 PM (3 of 13)
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Dorothy I use the fusi-knit also but like you said, some of the poly stretch fabrics just will not take and hold the iron on interfacings of any kind. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 09-07-2006, 07:57 PM (4 of 13)
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Now I have another interfacing question. I am making a tweed/boucle jacket which will be lined, and have a frayed edge. I did something stupid and forgot when I interfaced the collar with a woven fusible. Now it's interfaced to the outside edge and I need to fray that edge. How in the world do I get the interfacing off for 1" around the edge??
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 09-07-2006, 08:55 PM (5 of 13)
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You were just complaining that it didn't stick!!! Sometimes you can just kind of pull it off carefully. And sometimes you can't. Good luck. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: SummersEchos
Date: 09-07-2006, 10:24 PM (6 of 13)
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Applying heat to it will help it to pull off. Well most of the time it will.
Summer
FREE FALLIN |
User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 09-08-2006, 09:11 AM (7 of 13)
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Obviously I can't make up my mind with this stuff. Unfortunately the woven stuff stuck like crazy glue to this fabric, wouldnt you know it! I will attempt to heat it and see if I can pull it back some. The blouse I still don't know what I'm going to do with it. But a lesson has been learned. Wash a piece of the fabric with the interfacing on it, before you do the completed project to see what happens!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 09-08-2006, 11:25 AM (8 of 13)
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Wash a piece of the fabric with the interfacing on it, before you do the completed project to see what happens That is a good idea, especially with synthetics. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: kmccrea
Date: 09-08-2006, 01:19 PM (9 of 13)
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It's a good idea to steam your interfacing before applying it to your garment so it will shrink BEFORE it gets to the washer. Or, you can give it a quick soak in hot water (no agitating, wringing or squeezing) then take the interfacing out of the water and hang it somewhere to dry (I use my shower curtain rod). If you hang it inside, make sure there are plenty of towels laying down because the interfacing will drip copious amounts of water. This is a day before you sew project, but well worth the effort. Kate Katherine McCrea
Designer At Large |
User: kmccrea
Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 173 
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From: bridesmom
Date: 09-08-2006, 11:53 PM (10 of 13)
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Thanks for the tip Kate! I think I'll remember after this disaster!!!
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 09-09-2006, 08:50 AM (11 of 13)
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So Laura, did you ever get the interfacing off that jacket? Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: kmccrea
Date: 09-09-2006, 10:12 PM (12 of 13)
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No problem! There are times when I have to use fusible, but most of the time I do not. I use sew-ins for cuffs, collars and facings if I want to keep the hand of the fabric. I only use fusibles when I need to make the fabric stiff or really crisp. The rule for either is to preshrink the interfacing by steaming or soaking in hot water. The non-wovens are notorious for shrinking. Tricots are a little better, but I wouldn't risk it.
Katherine McCrea
Designer At Large |
User: kmccrea
Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 173
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From: bridesmom
Date: 09-11-2006, 08:15 PM (13 of 13)
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Dorothy - yes I got it off by painstakingly pulling it off just around the edge. It worked pretty good, and now I am just going to do the buttonholes and I can post a pic. Kate, whats the hand of the fabric? Laura
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User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
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