Missing Steam A Seam Lite
 

Since SAS apparently is no longer, I bought the Pellon Lite at Joanns. What a mess! There is nothing lite about it! Feels very rubbery and thick. I used it for a In The Hoop project. I put in a titanium needle just in case. After about a few inches of stitching it caused a major catastrophe. I un hooped it to frog stitch it and it has adhered to the bottom fabric even though I never pressed it down. Needless to say the project was ended. Couldnt get the sticky stuff off even when heating it. Impossible to get it hooped again in same spot anyway. Shall I try HABond Lite?

I too miss Seam a Seam Lite... I was at Jo ann's today and thought there might be some in any variety left... nope not a morsel.

For hand stitched fusible applique, I used a feather weight fusible interfacing.

I recommend Mistyfuse.

I read somewhere about a week ago that Warm company was discontinuing S-a-S until they could make a better product. Perhaps they succeeded. I liked the old stuff so new should be much better.

Last week I got some s-a-s lite from the Bernina dealer. It didn't have the same paper. The fusible web seems to be the same. So I assumed this was the new S-A-S. Maybe-maybe not.

I think this ad was placed before they suspended production of the new & improved line. The precipitating issue was that the company could no longer get the release paper used on the original. Supposedly they found something to substitute for it with the "new & improved" version, but there were problems with it so they suspended production again.

I agree that MistyFuse would be my substitute of choice. MistyFuse comes as a two-sided fusible without paper, but it's easy to press it between two sheets of parchment paper. Peel off one piece of the parchment paper and you have a paper-backed fusible.

While at a seminar in Sept. we were told the Steam a Seam company were not happy with the paper they had to use for there product backing. The company S-n-S bought there paper for backing from was no longer making the original paper. We were told at that time Steam-s-Seam may become hard to find until the company found a new paper product that worked as well as the original. I went out and bought enough to last me a year. LOL Sounds like they are still looking for a new paper for their backing.

I recently purchased 5 yards of the new SAS (with new paper) it works like a charm - I was very pleased with it.

They have it at mine but it has a new name I think its cal EZ Steam lite now but it has the same packaging

I wondered about the steam a seam, I have been using wonder under, the lightest, I think. Am not minding it but the paper really sticks, if I use a pin and rip, it comes off. I do like the lightweightness (not sure of the spelling or if it is even a word) on applique as compared to even the steam a seam light. Just my thought.

I suggest MistyFuse, too. I used to use SAS Lite all the time until I tried this stuff. I'm hooked now. It's even softer than SAS Lite. And I love that you don't have to reverse your applique to use it!

I use heat n bond lite= in my experience it has worked better than steam a seam ever did, is easy to stitch through, readily available at a good price (fabric.com has it for $1.68 a yard) I've been using heat & bond for years and prefer it over most of the other fusibles on the market.

They bought that ad before they discontinued the S a S due to production issues. I am sure that the Warm Company misses their product but until they can figure out how to remedy te situation, they are no longer producing the line. The contracted vendor who produced S a S went out of business last spring and that is why the issues.

Pellon has a "lite" version of their fusible. I have some and I need to try it out. Heat N Bond is decent.

sandy

Not having to reverse the applique, makes me want to try the misty fuse.

Where did you get it?

Yes! I heard they were bringing it back!!

I agree that MistyFuse would be my substitute of choice. MistyFuse comes as a two-sided fusible without paper, but it's easy to press it between two sheets of parchment paper. Peel off one piece of the parchment paper and you have a paper-backed fusible.[/QUOTE]


Thank you!!! I have been using MistyFuse but have had tracing issues and was at a loss.

Oh I really hope they are bringing it back!!!

The Pellon Lite is what I mentioned what a mess it is in my first posting. Let me know what you think. I knew it was going to be a problem when I opened the package and sure enough it ruined my project.

I, too have tried the Pellon Lite that I got at JoAnn's and it was a horrible mess. I tried to use a buttonhole stitch around some applique and had to clean the sticky off my needle after about every inch or two. I'm done with it.

It is NOT new and improved. The paper side is shiny and you can't trace on it. I miss my steam a seam lite.

Sorry you are missing your SOS, I never cared for the two papers and have been using heat & bond light with good results....you are correct about Joanns, they cleared out all their heat & bond on the bolt and replaced it with Pellon....which in indelicate words is a POS. Threw it out. They have Heat & Bond in small packages at JOanns, but I buy it on the bolt at Walmart.

EXACTLY why they are not producing the "new & improved" either. You can' t draw on it.

sandy

If you search on the internet, a few places still have SOS lite. I found some at Fabricdepot.com. Good luck!

I just bought some at fabric.com. Amazon also carries it but it is the SAS 2

I saw packages of it at Tuesday Morning just yesterday.

had a friend that attended an applique class at the Quilt Museum in Paducah - one lady had the new steam a seam and spent half the class time trying to "un-gum" her machine - instructor suggested a new product call Sofr Fuse and she loved it! http://www.shadessoftfuse.com/

I purchased mine in Rapid City at Fabric City. This was shortly after Pearl (from Pearl Louise Designs) mentioned that the new stuff was out. I purchased in the last 2 months.