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From: bridesmom
Date: 07-24-2007, 12:32 AM (1 of 7)
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I am making a satin purse for my youngest daughters wedding. So far I have the purse cut out, and partially sewn together, interfaced with a lightweight interfacing, a brushed cotton interlining (lighter than a flannel) and a regular white lining. As it's a clutch type purse, I'm finding it's not stiff enough, though I tried a piece of buckram in it and that's way too stiff. I want it to have some body, but not really stiff. What else should I try for interlining?
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 07-24-2007, 07:55 AM (2 of 7)
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You can get what they call a craft weight sew in interfacing that I like for that kind of thing. I think if you check out the sew in interfacings you can find something with a lot of body without the stiffness of buckram. Or you can layer interfacings until you get the desired result. And check your stash -- you may stumble on the perfect fabric to use as interfacing. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Sewhappie
Date: 07-29-2007, 06:59 PM (3 of 7)
| The lady that I sew purses for uses Home Deco interfacing for her purses, it has a very nice appearance on the outer fabric without being overly stiff. |
User: Sewhappie
Member since: 10-27-2001 Total posts: 1427 |
From: dmoses
Date: 07-29-2007, 07:35 PM (4 of 7)
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Maybe the stuff used in fabric bowls...the name of it escapes me at the moment.
Take care,
Donna |
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002 Total posts: 964 
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From: mommgsews
Date: 07-30-2007, 05:49 PM (5 of 7)
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Peltex or Timtex, I think. I've used the one that's fusible to line my dd's formal dance purses. The way that worked for me was to cut away all of the interfacing from the seam allowances and fuse it to the lining. It can get too stiff if you leave it in the seams. I've found a zipper foot helpful during assembly, because of the thickness, so that you can stitch right up next to the interfacing. If you get the kind that has fusible on both sides you may need to fuse some scrap fabric to the other side to keep it from fusing to the outer satin during assembly/pressing. hth |
User: mommgsews
Member since: 03-15-2004 Total posts: 73 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 07-31-2007, 06:47 AM (6 of 7)
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I've used Timtex. It seems like that would be even stiffer than buckram. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 08-01-2007, 10:10 PM (7 of 7)
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I found some stuff in my stash Dorothy, thanks for the tip! I'm going to use a crafting felt in white, as the purse won't be washed, it should work fine I think. I put the whole purse back into a corner for now, I was getting so frustrated with it that I decided to leave it for a bit. I'm having one of those months, where nothing I make works out the way I want it to. Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
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