What is your favorite Fusible?
10-01-2015, 02:29 AM
#13
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I especially like Steam a Seam. It comes as Steam a Seam 2 or Lite Steam a Seam 2, which is for shear and light weight fabrics. It is a double stick fusible web and is available by the yard, in sheets, and also in 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch tape. You trace, stick, cut, peel and place and then press once you are sure of your placement. Your appliques sticks in place and is repositionable until pressed with an iron, press only once for a permanent bond. I favour it over other products I have used over the years.
10-01-2015, 05:08 AM
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I use only Heat and Bond Lite. If you ever make the mistake like I did the first time I bought Heat and Bond, and got the Craft Heavy Duty one, you will never forget and do that again. You want to talk sticky needle, I would get two stitches and have to stop and clean needle, ad nauseum. Thank goodness it wasn't a large applique piece.
10-01-2015, 05:44 AM
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I buy the Wonder Under because it is easy to find and the price is right HOWEVER I do have problems with it.Maybe you smart women here can help me. It does not hold a complete fuse.Holds enough that I can work with it. I have tried pressing more and pressing less but neither works well.Do I need to prewash fabric?(UGH)Saleslady said she didn"t. Dee
10-01-2015, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by deeleigh
I buy the Wonder Under because it is easy to find and the price is right HOWEVER I do have problems with it.Maybe you smart women here can help me. It does not hold a complete fuse.Holds enough that I can work with it. I have tried pressing more and pressing less but neither works well.Do I need to prewash fabric?(UGH)Saleslady said she didn"t. Dee
I "think" I read somewhere - but of course I can't find that somewhere right now - that fusibles do stick better to washed fabrics (with NO fabric softeners) than unwashed fabrics.
10-01-2015, 06:21 AM
#17
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Originally Posted by Betty J
I especially like Steam a Seam. It comes as Steam a Seam 2 or Lite Steam a Seam 2, which is for shear and light weight fabrics. It is a double stick fusible web and is available by the yard, in sheets, and also in 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch tape. You trace, stick, cut, peel and place and then press once you are sure of your placement. Your appliques sticks in place and is repositionable until pressed with an iron, press only once for a permanent bond. I favour it over other products I have used over the years.
10-01-2015, 06:22 AM
#18
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Originally Posted by deeleigh
I buy the Wonder Under because it is easy to find and the price is right HOWEVER I do have problems with it.Maybe you smart women here can help me. It does not hold a complete fuse.Holds enough that I can work with it. I have tried pressing more and pressing less but neither works well.Do I need to prewash fabric?(UGH)Saleslady said she didn"t. Dee
http://artfabrik.com/tutorials-2/fusing-tips/
10-01-2015, 08:36 AM
#20
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Originally Posted by Betty J
I especially like Steam a Seam. It comes as Steam a Seam 2 or Lite Steam a Seam 2, which is for shear and light weight fabrics. It is a double stick fusible web and is available by the yard, in sheets, and also in 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch tape. You trace, stick, cut, peel and place and then press once you are sure of your placement. Your appliques sticks in place and is repositionable until pressed with an iron, press only once for a permanent bond. I favour it over other products I have used over the years.
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