pinkberrykay

GRRRR, I just spent 20 minutes tracing my appliqué pattern onto what I thought was the correcting backing I needed for this project. Only to find out that what I bought "fusible webbing" is NOT the same as Heat n Bond. Now I need to run back to Joanns (already been there once today) to get Heat n Bond to finish this wrestling banner I am making for DS who has his first match this Sunday.

bakermom

Remember there are two types of Heat and Bond. The heavier is "no sew" . Heat and Bond lite is the one you can sew.

Prism99

Misty Fuse is fusible webbing that is often preferred over Heat n Bond if you want soft appliques. The techniques to use it are a little different. If you can still see your tracing after you place the web on your fabric, just fuse to the fabric between 2 pieces of parchment paper, then cut out your tracings. Another option is to iron just the webbing between 2 pieces of parchment paper, then peel off one side. If you can see your tracing through the parchment paper, I would peel off the other side. If you can't see your tracing through the parchment paper, I would peel off the side with the tracings. You can always reinforce the tracings with a permanent Sharpie.

The biggest difference is that the appliques will be soft; Heat n Bond would make stiffer appliques.

ewecansew

Heat n Bond is a fusible web, too. There are several manufacturers, of which Heat n Bond is just one. They all make different types from light to heavy, Misty Fuse also comes in black.

LucyInTheSky

I'm confused... isn't Heat and Bond fusible web? Web means both sides are fusible (versus interfacing where only one side is) and Heat and Bond is fusible on both sides... ???

Scissor Queen

So what is Heat n Bond if it isn't fusible webbing? And why won't something else work?

Prism99

The difference is that Heat n Bond has paper attached to one side of the fusible. Fusible webbing does not.

Scissor Queen

Lots of fusible webbings have paper backs. Some have paper on both sides even. With or without paper doesn't mean it is or isn't fusible web.

ghostrider

Fusible web is an adhesive, that's all it is. It's glue, in a spiderweb like configuration, that melts when heated with an iron and rehardens when it cools thus sticking two surfaces together. If some other substance, like a stabilizer, stays attached to the fabric with the glue, it is not referred to as fusible web...it is fusible stabilizer (or fleece, or batting or whatever). If what you need is some type of fusible web, it won't make any difference what brand name you use...Wonder Under, Heat & Bond, Misty Fuse, Steam-a Seam, or any other.

virtualbernie

Maybe they gave you fusible interfacing by mistake?