Originally Posted by Laura3
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I use the very stiff pellon, either fusible or plain. Also a stiff product to use is decorator craft interfacing. It's good for table runners and totes to give body but not rigid stiff.
One tip I learned in a purse making class. Fuse a thin interfacing to the fabric before using the fusible stiff interfacing. It will prevent the wrinkles and puckers you sometime get with the fusible that show up on the fabric.
That is what I do also. I add an extra thin layer of interfacing to the lining and also quilt my bag. It seems to give them more body and durability.
I use fusible fleece on the outside of the bag and a pellon product named SF101 on the lining. It is also fusible and gives the lining the body it needs without making it heavy.