Originally Posted by Lucky Lady
The bowtucks pattern calls for #987 Pellon. My Walmart only carries #973 Pellon. Do you think that will make a big difference as far as the stiffness of the bag is concerned? I don't want to go ahead and start using it if it is not going to work. Thanks for any advice.
I have used both pellon. The one from WM is heavy FF. The bag will start to get very thick using the WM pellon especially the handle. I had a hard time sewing the handle once it was folded. If you put both FF side by side there is a difference. What I do to make the bag a little firmer is, I use the heavy for the outside of the bag and the thinner everwhere else.
HTH