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Old 11-24-2016, 04:37 PM
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katybob
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Originally Posted by roguequilter
i have used it in wallhangings & decorater pillows. too expensive for me to use in bed quilts. i fuse it to lightweight woven interfacing following directions carefully. all were gifts, but sounds like they've held up well over the years. lamé is woven metal & (????) threads. ravels insanely but with care as to what i was doing or intended i had no problems. i used ball point or all purpose needles & regular sewing thread and had no issues w cut fabric threads. my ex dil had terrible time with it in costumes for the grand hildren. called me ..i told her about the fusing thing i did, and to slow down with her sewing. she called back & said that everything went easily and she wished she had called me sooner, before she had spent several hours fighting with the 'stuff'.
Thanks, Roguequilter. I think I'll take a chance on it.
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