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From: searose
Date: 02-20-2007, 09:49 AM (1 of 11)
i am making a fleece coat and the pattern calls for fusible interfacing on the front facings. It seems to me that i read somewhere that you cannot use fusible interfacing on fleece because the heat required to bond the interfacing would melt the fleece. I have tried to look this up but cannot find anything relevant. Any advice anyone? 
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User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: dmoses
Date: 02-20-2007, 11:19 AM (2 of 11)
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Maybe you can use the tricot interfacing, which is, I think, for knit fabrics.
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: searose
Date: 02-20-2007, 12:52 PM (3 of 11)
| is this the interfacing also known as fusi knit? Thank you for the reply dmoses |
User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: searose
Date: 02-20-2007, 01:05 PM (4 of 11)
| i find that a choice of interfacing a real conundrum. Which type? which weight? i found a site which said to use low heat interfacing but as the only store i have to shop is FABRICLAND choices are limited and the interfacing are not marked as low or high heat. Also i have always shrunk my interfacings before cutting but the people at the store told me this is not necessary! Whats the story here? lynne |
User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: dmoses
Date: 02-20-2007, 01:35 PM (5 of 11)
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I don't know a lot about interfacings either, but I did find this chart. http://www.fiber-images.com/Free_Things/Reference_Charts/interfacing_guide.htm Most interfacings come with an information sheet on how to use it. That should have information on what kind of iron temperature is required. I agree...it is a conundrum! 
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964
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From: searose
Date: 02-20-2007, 02:05 PM (6 of 11)
| Wow- thank you Donna for a great site. i have bookmarked it . |
User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 02-20-2007, 06:01 PM (7 of 11)
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I've used Fusi-Knit on fleece and it worked very well -- before and after washing. And you can shrink interfacing with a burst of steam from your iron. I'm sure with internet your choices for interfacing are not as limited as you might think. |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: searose
Date: 02-22-2007, 12:41 PM (8 of 11)
| thanks, Dorothy , for the info. Here in Canada , as in the States , almost all the small and independant fabric shops have closed. The biggest one here is Fabricland and i think it is on par with Joannes as far as quality is concerned. Lots of fleece and polyester and quilt supplies and almost no GOOD quality fabrics. The internet suppliers are few and far between in Canada, although we are getting a few more. You have alot more to choose from in the States. I have bought on the internet from the States , but with the exchange rate and brokers fees to pay it can get VERY expensive. LYNNE |
User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 02-22-2007, 02:34 PM (9 of 11)
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Lynne, It's rough here too. Our Hancock Fabrics closed after only being here about a year. I lived between two Joann Fabrics -- one was pretty good the other stinks. When we moved it was farther from the good one. I pick up notions at the crummy one when I'm in town -- I work in that city -- but it's not even worth the time to look at the fabrics. There is a big one not far from here but every time I've gone the lines were soooo long and Joann's fabric really isn't worth waiting in line for most of the time. I shop on line and especially mail order from a place in Chicago that sends swatches every 6 weeks or so. But the real fun is going to visit my daughter in New York City and visiting the garment district. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: searose
Date: 02-22-2007, 02:58 PM (10 of 11)
| Hello Dorothy. It is very discouraging when you look at the lack of quality in so much of the Fabric. I signed up for the swatch service at Sawyer Brooks , even though it was quite expensive, again the exchange rate puts up the price for us here in Canada, but i am delighted with their quality and service. lynne |
User: searose
Member since: 09-30-2006 Total posts: 45 |
From: Marlyn
Date: 02-26-2007, 08:02 AM (11 of 11)
I researched fleece on line many months ago, and have worked a fair bit with this fabric. More than one of the sites I visited said it was not necessary to use interacing with fleece, as it holds it's shape. I did use it once on a collar and boy it was bulky to work with and once finished, I found the collar to be quite bulky. I too live in Canada and our only location is Fabricland. Fortunately for me a new Fabricland opened close to my home and is a beautiful and clean store. My only thought about it lately, is that it seems to be encroaching more and more with home furnishing, such as bedspreads, ready made curtains, magazine racks and so on. I do hope they don't go the way of Bou Claire, once a beautiful fabric shop which now deals mostly with home furnishings. What is happening to our fabric shops? One website I found to be very informative re fleece and interfacing is About.com 
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User: Marlyn
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