I am trying my luck at making a fabric bowl. Not the closeline type. It calls for Timtex. I went to Hancock Fabrics and they didn't know what I was talking about. If I can't find it, is there a substitue I can use? Once again I am calling on the pros.

Here ya go :D:D:D

http://www.softexpressions.com/softw...ons/timtex.php

Try a LQS. I know that I can buy it there.

You can use the heaviest Pellon interfacing, too, but it isn't as stiff as the Timtex. I got it at JoAnn's, because they and the local LQS didn't have the Timtex. I used it for some smaller / shallower bowls and it did OK.

I wasn't real happy with the first fabric bowls I made, because the satin stitching left little straggly threads showing. I sat in on a demonstration and got one tip that wasn't in the book. Sew your satin stitching at least three times. Do the first seam on the top side, flip the bowl and satin stitch the back side, then flip it and stitch the top side again. This will give you a nice, smooth join with no little straggly threads.

Timtex is the stiffest, but Fast2Fuse made by Pellon works for fabric bowls, too. It's just a bit less stiff and may be easier to find locally since more places stock Pellon products. Hope that helps.

This is a good tip! Thanks!

type timtex into the search bar, the company will come up, i ordered a whole bolt of timtex from them a few years ago when my daughter wanted 65 fabric bowls at the reception...it was very cost effective getting it that way.
it is the same interfacing used in the bill of baseball caps.
you can also get fusable timtex which i have mixed feelings about...we have 2 quilt shops in the area which carry it. but it is less expensive to order direct from them.

Wow, I learn something every day here.