How do you do it
08-28-2014, 05:49 AM
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 176
Used heat and bond on a row of the row by row pattern. It wouldn't stay stuck and was very difficult to sew down. Tried a smaller needle which didn't work. I bought several yards of it but may just throw it away unless some one has a suggestion on how it worked for you. Steam a seam to be back in my LQS in October but I hate to throw 4 yards of the other away.
08-28-2014, 12:10 PM
#22
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boston area
Posts: 20
I had read somewhere that heat and bond (as well as others) have a shelf life. I am having the same problem with my current project using heat and bond. I figured the reason was that it was purchased close to a year ago since I have used this product quite successfully in the past.
08-28-2014, 12:27 PM
#23
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
I would contact Therm O Web (800-323-0799). I had an issue once with Wonder Under and called Pellon & their Customer Service was super helpful. I just left a voicemail & the lady called me back less than 24 hours later with all sorts of helpful ideas that saved my quilt top. It turned out that one of my fabrics apparently wasn't 100% cotton, but she managed to help me make it work anyways. 
08-28-2014, 01:07 PM
#24
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Citrus County, Florida
Posts: 10,849
I am having a problem with wonder under 805. It is coming loose on machine appliqué and I followed all directions to a T. It was bought in Late June from a very busy shop so it should be fairly new stock.
08-29-2014, 07:53 AM
#26
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Seward Alaska
Posts: 319
There are a number of different 'Heat & Bond's '...it is important to make sure you get the. Heat & Bond Lite. Which is made to be sewn, is not stiff. The regular heat & bond is more a craft item, non-sewable and not for laundered projects. Also, unlike steam a seam which you use steam for Heat & Bond is fused with a dry iron, so, if you used steam that could be why it did not hold. I've tried most of the fusible products on the market and for me Heat & Bond Lite is my favorite, sorry you had a problem with it. Did your (yards of it) not have the instructions with it? You can visit the website for the usage instructions. I'm at work & cannot check for sure but I know you have to hold the iron in each spot for something like 4-8 seconds, then lift, reposition iron... And use a dry iron on cotton setting. One thing though- you didn't mention what fabric you were using, I have found some batiks do not take well to fusibles, prewashing with detergent- no fabric softener and no sizing or starch added to the fabric gives the best outcome with all of the fusibles
This is hilarious on so many levels!!! Thanks for the laugh, Lynnie!!!
08-29-2014, 12:57 PM
#28
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 670
I used a product called "MistyFuse" for my applique work, great results, not available here in Australia so I had to get mine from Seattle, it does not make the applique work stiff. There are demonstrations of "MistyFuse" on Utube.
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