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I use Mistyfuse for all my applique now. This stuff is da bomb! And, if you use this tutorial, you don't even need to reverse your applique - it reverses automatically when you iron it on the fabric!
http://suebleiweiss.com/blog/mistyfu...ard-technique/
Be sure to keep your leftover MistyFuse in a Ziplock bag. If it dries out, it's not as adhesive. Plus, you can save every little scrap to reuse. I take the scraps, overlap the edges a little bit on my fabric, then place a piece of parchment over it to fuse them all together. Another big piece to use! There's no waste with this stuff.
We haven't experienced Mistyfuse drying out, but I love your tip about keeping every scrap in a bag! Like you said it is all usable! Overlapping leaves no ridges. Thank you for sharing that!
A quick note back to the original question—Mistyfuse and wool. They're a wonderful matchup and it's been very popular with wool vendors and in wool appliqué. Your needle won't even feel it in there. Mistyfuse is blown into a web so that it is like long, fine fingers. That's how we achieve such a strong bond and stay so flexible. It will reach into and grab onto fibers. The result is a bond that is very strong yet totally flexible and soft and never, never sticky. Mistyfuse has a low temperature melting point but do be sure to give it the time to develop the bond. Don't worry about over ironing—Mistyfuse can take the heat and the time, it's hard to iron it away.
Thank you, Mistyfuse, for answering all the questions and clearing up the myths! We appreciate that you've taken the time to sign up and answer our questions. Goes above and beyond the usual customer service. Kudos!!
Love that Mistyfuse comes in black, too! Great for those darker fabrics. I was made aware of the product some years ago at A Quilter's Gathering show (New Hampshire show) by Esterita Austin. She used it for her gorgeous landscape quilts.
Anita
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