Stabilizer and Interfacing 101, what's the difference?
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- What's the difference between stabilizer and interfacing? What is lightweight interfacing used for, and what is Peltex and why are there three different types? I go through some of the basics when choosing an interfacing and what is available on the market.
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Very helpful. Thank you from this 68 year old beginner❣️
Thank you for posting this! This will help me with my current project (I was convinced I needed interfacing when I actually need stabilizer). 😇
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Thankyou very much you explained that beautiful I didn’t know the difference
Thank you so very much you cleared up the difference for me.
thank you soooo much for explaining the difference and showing the different types, well done, stay safe.
Thank you. I always was confused about the two and now I understand.
Thankyou For posting.This is very clear and really helpful.
Wow ! You are fantastic ! Thanks
Thank you Penny, this was very helpful 😊
Thank you , very nicely done 👏
Thank you for the information. Interesting to me, which has nothing to do with your video, is that I was on vacation in England a few years ago, (I live in Milwaukee), and bought the owl dress that you are wearing at a boutique in a small town for my daughter!:) Love that dress, did you design it?
My mother in law gave me it! I donated it recently as it no longer fits
Very helping thank you penny!! I’m a newbie
Great info Thanks Nice & concise
Excellent informative video. Thank you!
Thank you! This was helpful.
Really informative. Thanks. Your room shows as quite dark so when you held up the objects to the camera there is not much light to see them.
My brain is like 🤯 thank you!!
I am hoping to create a couple of patchwork blankets. One style made with concert t shirts, the other with old cashmere sweaters, that I have rescued from second hand shops. Which one should I use? (I am a novice, but I am determined!) thank you for your time and knowledge!!
@@amandapetrey3506 I think you're going to want to interface them with a fusible so it stays in permanently. With a stabilizer you'd remove it before basting and quilting but the knits will still want to stretch during that process
I’m here because I got into sewing 🧵 after starting to make face masks for covid-19.
Hello I bought a piece of either interfacing or stabilizer. How can I tell the difference? And what type of projects can I do with each one? Please help me out
i like to wear turtle necks but they droop in the neck. i made the mistake of using a feather weight interface, derp, and couldn't fit my head through. do they make stretchy interface?
Thank you for this incredibly helpful video! I'm working on super fancy cotton pet bandanas. Am considering using some sort of lightweight interfacing to help them keep their shape and to thicken them up a bit in order to use metal snaps. Any particular type you'd recommend? I prefer fusible but open to suggestions. Thank you!
Thank you! This was incredibly helpful. I’m looking to make some patchwork backpacks, but I don’t want to use an interfacing that’s made from polyester. What would you recommend? And are all the interfacings you list in the video made from polyester?
I love shapeflex sf101 for patchwork, the woven means you don't notice it behind the fabric at all and it's 100% cotton. There will be alternatives out there though but the fusible wovens are usually very good!
Hi, loved your tutorial and subscribe to your channel. I am a quilter beginner, I am doing or sewing a California king bed spread, and I would like to know if I can use fusible stabilizer instead of the regular cotton batting. I live in Palm Springs and is always extremely hot here, so I want to do a very light bed spread mostly for decor in the bed during the day, and not to sleep on.and if I can use when do I aply it,before or after sewing the pieces together? Thanks so much for your help
I don't know if I would bother with the interfacing to be honest, if you really don't want the batting you could use a later of flannel, of actually nothing at all and instead make a coverlet!
PennyDog Patchwork thanks so much
Thank very much for your great videos. What kind of interface do you recommend for making bags?
It depends on the type of bag, if it's supposed to be structural or slouchy. The pattern will tell you what you need. Slouchy bags are probably best with woven fusible to upgrade quilting cotton to more upholstery thickness (or leave out of you're using canvas etc) and fusible fleece. Structured bags you'd probably use foam interfacing instead of the fleece. You also may need peltex for a solid base.
I'm new to the sewing scene and want to learn about zipper help!!!!!
Kelley M you got it! I'll get a video up this week
PennyDog Patchwork can't wait
Kelley M I had better finish cutting out the bag I'm going to demo on then!!
PennyDog Patchwork lol that'll give me time to catch up on all your other videos
can i fuse the interfacing onto my embroidered t shirt?
Good question.... It depends if you want it to permanently stay or not, fusing generally means it will be there forever and a t-shirt is usually stretchy so it might give it a weird rigid section. But there might be a temporary fusible product you can try on the market that I'm not aware of.
Could you use the fuseable fleece in garments? Like fleece lined pants or would you use something else?
I wouldn't interface an entire pattern piece, just parts that need reinforcing. You'd be better off choosing a Terry fabric for fleece pants. I do have a sewing pattern that calls for fleece and organza specifically as interfacing though!
@@PennyDogPatchwork thanks for responding! I bought a sewing machine to make my own canvas wall tent but now I’m into it. I wanna make my own clothing and what not. I definitely subscribed so I can learn from your bag of tricks thanks again
I'm making a dress form (mannequin) and the pattern says to use a stabilizer fabric, an upholstery fabric and fusible interfacing. The lady used all 3, but her upholstery fabric was thin and satin-like. I'm using muslin, so is a stabilizer not necessary?
Hi, it really depends on the pattern, but adding shapeflex for example on the back of canvas won't add any extra strength. I'd check with the original pattern designer if possible, just in case they have a different weight fabric in mind or a reason for the extra thickness
Hi Penny. I want to darn socks by hand. What is the best material to use as a "filler" if you know what I mean? I was thinking of using some thin material to "reinforce" the area I will darn?
Hi Lionel, sorry it took forever for me to reply. I've not worked on socks beyond using the fabric that is already there when they get really thin and then going crazy with the stitching. I imagine it's best to use some similar fabric rather than an interfacing. Knit doesn't fray and it will stretch if you do need to put some extra fabric on the inside of the sock.
Hi i want to do embroidery on georgette material so what kind of material should use ?
I'd probably use a soluble stabilizer because of the fine fibres. There are some out there that are sticky on one side so it doesn't shift if that interests you 😊
@@PennyDogPatchworkthank u mam 🤗
Hi I’ve got a few different items and I’m not sure what is interfacing and what is stabiliser as I didn’t put labels on them I bought them from rolls in a fabric store how can I tell what I’ve got thank you
If it has adhesive dots on the back (like a rough texture on one side) it will be fusible interfacing. To find out what kind of stabilizers (without the fusible) you could cut off small pieces and see if they tear or dissolve in water.