In Australia we call in vliesofix. I think its put out by Vilene. I
used it a lot with Irish dance dresses.
Cheers, Aylwen
On 31/05/2007, at 2:28 AM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
What is the name for that stuff?
Sounds wonderfull!
Bjarne
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In a message dated 5/30/2007 11:13:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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Or appliques of wool or silk and gold cord stichet on by machine.
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There are some amazing things made now to help you with applique.
I used
this stuff that was, not sticky as in gooey, but a heat activated
bonding
material that clung to whatever you wanted before any heat was
applied, so you
could move it around if you wanted, but it stayed put if you
didn't peal it up.
It did not become permanent until you blasted it with the iron. It
had paper on
both sides since both sides of the bonding stuff was clingy. You
drew on one
side of the paper the design elements you wanted, then pulled the
other,
unmarked paper off and bonded the whole uncut thing to the back of
your
decorative fabric. Then cut it out [the edges resisted fraying
after being bonded]
then placed all the elements where they needed to go, moving them and
adjusting them as needed [they cling to the fabric] and when you
got things in place,
blasted them with steam and heat. They were now on for good.
I did this with velvet even, using a velvet board and ironing from
the back.
Since it clings really well, I could pick up the whole thing and
turn it
over.
Since all the red seems to be outlined in gold cord, this might
work out
well for you. I ran around all my appliques with a tight zig-zag,
but you could
get away with a wider one just to make sure everything is down and
not going
to fray, then cover it up with gold braid or whatever. It'll
still be time
consuming, but look great!
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