> .I have used iron-on interfacing to stabilize panne, with pretty good
results. I ironed big sheets of it right onto the back of the fabric before
cutting out my bodice pieces.
This will work better if you use the extremely-thin interfacing, by the way.
It will still end up rather stiff, but for
Melody Watts wrote:
Dawn,
Did ironing on the interfacing flatten the pile to any degree ?
I have seen Panne velvet really cheap but was put off by the stretch factor, I
wondered if fusable interfacing would cure this., but worried about the
pressing making more problems then it cured.
melody
Pardon me for butting in... Fiber makes a difference. Dont even try
to fuse plastic velvets. The fusible temp & the softening temps are
too close. You're likely to get iron-prints & crushed areas on your
velvet.
Now, how to put that fusible on the back of a natural fiber velvet.
I'd use somethin
t, Dec 5, 2009 11:23 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] lining for panne velvet// Quesstion on ironing it...
Wow, KNIT! --this is a product I didn't know existed and so never thought to
look for. Talk about filling a need!
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
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Dawn,
Did ironing on the interfacing flatten the pile to any degree ?
I have seen Panne velvet r
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Dawn,
Did ironing on the interfacing
, Dawn wrote:
From: Dawn
Subject: Re: [h-cost] lining for panne velvet
To: "Historical Costume"
Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:42 PM
Cascio Michael wrote:
> Will lining the bodice stabilize the stretch? Would I cut the lining on
>the bias or the straight. I'
Cascio Michael wrote:
Will lining the bodice stabilize the stretch? Would I cut the lining on the
bias or the straight. I'm considering tacking snowflake buttons at intervals
to decorate the bodice and keep the layers together. Any thoughts or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Everyone,
Since I don't have any pressing sewing to do for the holidays I've decided
to use up some of my stash. The top piece is a panne velvet which stretches.
I have a simple dress pattern with a skirt seamed to a bodice but would like to
stabilize out the stretch. The fabric stretch
