Buckram
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Originally Posted by mom-6
Is that the interfacing that used to be used in making suits or is it the heavier that was used in millnery (making hats)?
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Originally Posted by quilterj
Originally Posted by mom-6
Is that the interfacing that used to be used in making suits or is it the heavier that was used in millnery (making hats)?
hats.
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I do believe that buckrum is used in drapery pleats or anywhere else stiffening is needed. It is NOT to be washed. It falls into a glorious mush-like substance when it gets wet and there goes your nice stiff pleats, etc.