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Posted by dianne on February 10, 2006, 9:50 pm
Is there some kind of product I can buy that will let me laminate two
layers of stretch fleece together with a home iron? I read about knit
intrafacing, but I don't know if it's sticky on both sides...
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Posted by small change on February 10, 2006, 10:17 pm
dianne wrote:
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> Is there some kind of product I can buy that will let me laminate two
> layers of stretch fleece together with a home iron? I read about knit
> intrafacing, but I don't know if it's sticky on both sides...
Why would you want to do this? Fleece and heat do not go together well.
You probably could try SewFree adhesive, it's what all the big boys are
using ( Arctreryx, Marmot etc) but not much on fleece. The only place to buy
it retail in the world is www.shelbykaava.com
Penny S
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Posted by dianne on February 11, 2006, 9:04 am
small change wrote:
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> dianne wrote:
> > Is there some kind of product I can buy that will let me laminate two
> > layers of stretch fleece together with a home iron? I read about knit
> > intrafacing, but I don't know if it's sticky on both sides...
> Why would you want to do this?
I'm trying to make a molded contoured pad for cycling shorts. I can't
get the commercial pad I like in small quantities.
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> Fleece and heat do not go together well.
I'd consider other top surface fabrics; something that stretches a
little and is very soft next to the skin. Coolmax?
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> You probably could try SewFree adhesive, it's what all the big boys are
> using ( Arctreryx, Marmot etc) but not much on fleece. The only place to buy
> it retail in the world is www.shelbykaava.com
>
> Penny S
Thanks for the SewFree lead! I'm googling it now...
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Posted by small change on February 11, 2006, 9:27 am
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dianne wrote:> I'm trying to make a molded contoured pad for cycling shorts.
I can't
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> get the commercial pad I like in small quantities.
>> Fleece and heat do not go together well.
> I'd consider other top surface fabrics; something that stretches a
> little and is very soft next to the skin. Coolmax?
>> You probably could try SewFree adhesive, it's what all the big boys
>> are using ( Arctreryx, Marmot etc) but not much on fleece. The only
>> place to buy it retail in the world is www.shelbykaava.com
>> Penny S
> Thanks for the SewFree lead! I'm googling it now...
good luck. Most commercial pads are injected molded, not something
duplicated at home. Fleece has a rather low melt temperature.
I make my own chamois out of layers of ultrasuede and polartec. There are
instructions on my website.
--
Tips for Making your own gear
http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/tips/tips.asp
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Posted by dianne on February 11, 2006, 5:29 pm
small change wrote:
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> dianne wrote:
> I'm trying to make a molded contoured pad for cycling shorts.
> I can't get the commercial pad I like in small quantities.
> >> Fleece and heat do not go together well.
> > I'd consider other top surface fabrics; something that stretches a
> > little and is very soft next to the skin. Coolmax?
> >> You probably could try SewFree adhesive, it's what all the big boys
> >> are using ( Arctreryx, Marmot etc) but not much on fleece. The only
> >> place to buy it retail in the world is www.shelbykaava.com
> >> Penny S
> > Thanks for the SewFree lead! I'm googling it now...
> good luck. Most commercial pads are injected molded, not something
> duplicated at home.
Hm, haven't seen and injection molded one yet! Got a link? That would
be something.
Most of the ones I've seen appear to be laminated: a top layer of some
kind of soft microfiber (often slightly stretchy, though sometimes
not), a middle layer of foam (various thicknessses, sometimes molded
with weld lines) and a bottom layer of what looks like interfacing to
me, but it's probably something else...
I realize I'll likely have to give up some RTW features in a home-made
pad (like the foam), but I think I'm *almost* there with the ones I've
tried so far.
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> Fleece has a rather low melt temperature.
I tried bonding interfacing to the back of my microfleece without any
trouble; maybe I was lucky! I don't remember the setting on the iron,
but I followed the instructions on the interfacing. That pad turned out
half decent, except it needed to be *just* a bit thicker, and it was
dead flat -- no "saddle" shape at all. I'm thinking of making a
saddle-shaped ironing ham if I get that far...
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> I make my own chamois out of layers of ultrasuede and polartec.
I had something similar and the two layers bunched up in uncomfortable
places. Maybe it wasn't just like yours. How many layers do you use and
what weight Polartec? I realize it might be presonal preference, but
would you think the Ultrasuede would be optional? What does it do as a
top layer that polartec can't?
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> There are instructions on my website.
Great site Penny -- I've browsed it before. You're an inspiration to me!
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> layers of stretch fleece together with a home iron? I read about knit
> intrafacing, but I don't know if it's sticky on both sides...