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 Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:39 pm
I don't understand the little bubble that says "interfacing" on the pattern sheet. I know what interfacing is and I know how to use it, but do I add a patch of interfacing into that little bubble, or do I add it to the streak(s) it covers? (usually the "interfacing" bubble appears over streak(s) on the pattern sheet)
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:08 pm
Also they don't specify the interfacing type on there, but I think I can guess whether it is heavy or not depending on my taste. I just need to know whether I should get double-sided fusible interfacing or not? Like for a hat or headdress lets say.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:57 pm
When it says interfacing, it usually means the whole part of the pattern the bubble is on. Like your strips.
I just asked for fusible in the store and took what they gave me. xD
But I would say yeah, it's more to your taste.
I would use heavier interfacing for things you REALLY want to hold their shape.
Note: I am by no means a seamstress. I have sewn all of ONE Angelic pretty pass case. I am just guessing. xD
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:48 pm
When a pattern says interfacing without specifying a weight,
it is probably referring to medium-weight interfacing.
Whether you want to use sew-in or fusible interfacing is completely up to you,
but honestly I have no idea why people would ever prefer sew-in over fusible
'cause fusible stays in place and is easy to work with and awesome and eek
If you get confused looking at all of the labels at all of the different interfacing on the shelf,
as an employee to help. You can usually even specifically ask,
"Which one is the medium-weight fusible interfacing?"
and they should be able to point it out for you.
One last tip: Always-always-always buy interfacing by the yard.
At my store, packaged sheets of interfacing are 20" x 36" and cost $3.
Now, if you find a bolt of 20" interfacing and cut it to one yard (36"),
that'll run you about $1.99.
Same exact product, same dimensions. Save a buck.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:57 pm
The World Within When it says interfacing, it usually means the whole part of the pattern the bubble is on. Like your strips. I just asked for fusible in the store and took what they gave me. xD But I would say yeah, it's more to your taste. I would use heavier interfacing for things you REALLY want to hold their shape. Note: I am by no means a seamstress. I have sewn all of ONE Angelic pretty pass case. I am just guessing. xD
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:00 pm
Magical Girl Yossy
When a pattern says interfacing without specifying a weight,
it is probably referring to medium-weight interfacing.
Whether you want to use sew-in or fusible interfacing is completely up to you,
but honestly I have no idea why people would ever prefer sew-in over fusible
'cause fusible stays in place and is easy to work with and awesome and eek
If you get confused looking at all of the labels at all of the different interfacing on the shelf,
as an employee to help. You can usually even specifically ask,
"Which one is the medium-weight fusible interfacing?"
and they should be able to point it out for you.
One last tip: Always-always-always buy interfacing by the yard.
At my store, packaged sheets of interfacing are 20" x 36" and cost $3.
Now, if you find a bolt of 20" interfacing and cut it to one yard (36"),
that'll run you about $1.99.
Same exact product, same dimensions. Save a buck.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:34 pm
Fusible adhesive is different from fusible interfacing.
Interfacing adds stiffness to fabric to make it hold its shape.
Adhesive is basically just glue - it melts when heated by your iron
and when it dries again (liek three seconds later), surface A and surface B are stuck together
FOR LIFE O___O
I'm not sure what your second question is asking about.
I don't know if it's the way you typed it or because it's 1:30am
and my brain and my eyes aren't working together any more.
I'll get back to you on that one tomorrow morning, heh.
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:49 pm
Ah thanks for the help. It looks like I'll need interfacing, but doesn't interfacing do the same thing too? If you iron on interfacing then it sticks to the fashion fabric right? And the one from earlier is that there are loads of interfacing types, like rayon and stuff. I don't know much about which fabrics go good with what type of interfacing. So I'm wondering if it's okay to just pick out on the interfacing by feeling it. I'm looking for stiff interfacing by the way. Does the type of interfacing make a really big difference in the final product. I'm thinking of just buying a yard due to its stiffness.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:53 pm
Elaice The World Within When it says interfacing, it usually means the whole part of the pattern the bubble is on. Like your strips. I just asked for fusible in the store and took what they gave me. xD But I would say yeah, it's more to your taste. I would use heavier interfacing for things you REALLY want to hold their shape. Note: I am by no means a seamstress. I have sewn all of ONE Angelic pretty pass case. I am just guessing. xD
Quite honestly I got my grandma to help me and she just said CUT THIS DO THIS so I think it was the whole pattern. But it was very messed up neutral
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:23 pm
 Also I don't know what to call this kind of fabric. It's kind of rough, and I'm hoping it's linen, but I may be wrong. XD
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:21 pm
Oh goodness I have so much to learn.
Honestly I just pick what looks pretty D:
I know my laces, but not my fabrics. Which is actually quite useless. XD
Then again I'm generally genuinely useless rolleyes
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:21 pm
Hmmmmmmm *rubs chin*
Could be a linen, that's one possibility.
When I see plaid with a distinct weave to it,
my instincts point me toward homespun.
It looks like there is some stiffness to it in that photo,
but I realize that could be misleading.
I haven't seen a stiff homespun before,
but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
My next guess after homespun would be that it's
either a linen, like you said, or some kind of bottomweight, which is heavier.
(The latter is only concluded from my assumption that the fabric is heavy, which may not be true.)
Oh! The other possibility, if it is indeed heavy and slightly stiff,
is that it could be a home decor fabric.
The good part about all of these possibilities is that
all of them (in my experience) are 100% cotton.
In that case, you don't have to worry about buying any special kind of interfacing.
If the interfacing you're looking at is Pellon brand
(the only kind Jo Ann carries and I have any experience with <_<),
make sure you're looking at the ones with the pink labels!
Those are the fusible ones! They will also say 'fusible' on the sticker where the bar code is.
I recommend either Heavyweight or Featherweight.
There is also a Sheerweight, but it is so thin it barely adds anything at all.
Now comes the part where I contradict my earlier post and point out that
for some reason none of them are labeled to be medium weight.
The crazy thing is - you won't believe me when I tell you this, but it's true -
the one labeled 'Featherweight' is the heaviest of the three.
If you want the median between the three, the one labeled 'Heavyweight' is the medium stiffness.
At first I thought this was just a misprinted label, but we kept getting bolts in like this
and Featherweight really is the heaviest. Lol?
I hope that helped and didn't just confuse you more.
<3
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:46 pm
lol, thanks. I'll ask a worker at the store to pick out a stiff fusible interfacing for me. And I was hoping it would be 100% linen, but it is not likely I'll hit such luck. Guess I'll have to buy more fabrics in the end because I was going to use the one in the photo for practice, but if it's not scrap linen then I can't even practice with it. lol
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