Comments on: Interfacing Guide from Amy Butler

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:08:19 +0000

A great tutorial.
My only problem is that you have used brand names that are not particularly common in Australia. It would have been better if you could have described the product eg timtex – a thick stabiliser ….. is it like cardboard or is it sew in or fusable. I still don’t really know what it is and I am unable to purchase it locally.

By: Ruth Belanger

Ruth Belanger — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:06:39 +0000

When I go to the Schott International or the Thompson Manufacturing sites, it’s hard to navigate to order canvas duck or Natural Duck Cloth for my messenger bag project. Is there an easy way to order this? I am not in a group but working the project on my own–for Christmas of course!
Ruth

By: NanaSewn

NanaSewn — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:44:45 +0000

interfacings have always been a mystery for me, thank you for the help

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Amy Butler’s Guide To Interfacing » TipNut.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:19:05 +0000

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By: Amy B

Amy B — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:01:04 +0000

Thank you Kristen & Elizabeth! I will have to play around with the suggestions and see what works out best.

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:48:54 +0000

This is a great post! Definitely bookmarked. Super questions – thank you, everyone!

By: iSew

iSew — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:40:27 +0000

What a great post, thanks so much. I dread the interfacing part of bag making. eugh

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:30:54 +0000

I have a question…whenever I use fusible interfacing, the fabric tends to look awful…all dimpled looking. I’ve tried ironing at lower temps, but then the interfacing doesn’t stick to the fabric! So basically, if it sticks, the fabric look bad. I iron it on smoothly, working from one side to another. Any help would be greatly appreciated! (Most of the fabric I use is lighter weight cotton/ cotton/poly.)

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:16:03 +0000

Thank you so much for these tips. I grateful for the advice and I will definitely use it when I do my next project! This has always just been one of those things that make me go “hummmm”! Thanks!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:26:48 +0000

In response to some questions above, Dianne from Amy Butler Design emailed these responses:

Zoe,

Your question makes sense about the stitching being loose when you stitch across the thickness of the Timtex. We have had that happen as well. I tighten the tension just a notch on my machine and it seemed to work well. Play around with some of your scraps and see if this might work on your machine.

Ruth,

We have had our interfacing bubble up too. We fuse the interfacing to the exterior fabric and if it bubbles, just pull it back stopping at the bubbles. You need to do this while the fabric is still hot from fusing it in place. Once it cools down it doesn't pull back as clean, just re-fuse the interfacing working from where it bubbled out to the edges. Do this on the fabric side with the interfacing underneath and/or with a pressing cloth depending on you fabric. We often interface the lining to give a project more stiffness.