Originally Posted by trugger
Is this right?
With steam-a-seam, I'm never to use oftener when I wash the final product?
trugger, are you fusing your applique to the background fabric, and then edge stitching your pieces? (either by hand or machine) If you are, it doesn't matter if the fusible webbing lets loose from fabric softener, you have your piece permanently stitched in place anyway. Also - the wrapping or the package on the fusible products should indicate "no-sew" or "sewable". If they are "no-sew" they are probably heavier and they will cause needle gum-up. I love to do raw-edge applique' with a small zig-zag stitch or a button-hole stitch, and it's still a good idea to cut out the shape you need, and then cut out the center section of the paper to minimize the possible stiffness and weight, before you iron it onto the piece of fabric.