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Steam-A-Seam? Phaedrine 06-19-2006
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Posted by Phaedrine on June 19, 2006, 11:37 am

I'm doing some applique and other things that might be made easier with
Steam-A-Seam Lite 2 according to my machine dealer. The price is darn
high here in the US. My dealer charges 4.50 for a 3' x 1' piece and
prices aren't that much lower online. Is there anything comparable--- a
fusible web that you can peel & stick and then fuse after you have the
object placed where you want it?

I've always had such bad luck with fusibles (distortion, shrinkage,
bubbling, bearding, coming loose, etc.) that I've tended to avoid them
almost completely. Has anyone actually used it or something comparable
and, if so, what do you recommend? Thanks.

Phae

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

Posted by Kate Dicey on June 19, 2006, 11:53 am
Phaedrine wrote:

> I'm doing some applique and other things that might be made easier with
> Steam-A-Seam Lite 2 according to my machine dealer. The price is darn
> high here in the US. My dealer charges 4.50 for a 3' x 1' piece and
> prices aren't that much lower online. Is there anything comparable--- a
> fusible web that you can peel & stick and then fuse after you have the
> object placed where you want it?
>
> I've always had such bad luck with fusibles (distortion, shrinkage,
> bubbling, bearding, coming loose, etc.) that I've tended to avoid them
> almost completely. Has anyone actually used it or something comparable
> and, if so, what do you recommend? Thanks.
>
> Phae
>
For really light weight applications, where you want the thing to stay
in place while you stitch it but be all soft and drapy in use, I like
quilter's spray baste. You just spray the thing you want to apply, slap
it in place, peel and move if you need to, and it eventually evaporates
away or you can wash it out... :)

--
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Posted by Phaedrine on June 19, 2006, 4:09 pm

> For really light weight applications, where you want the thing to stay
> in place while you stitch it but be all soft and drapy in use, I like
> quilter's spray baste. You just spray the thing you want to apply, slap
> it in place, peel and move if you need to, and it eventually evaporates
> away or you can wash it out... :)

This is what I was thinking of doing since the Steam-A-Seam is sticky on
both sides: draw the template on the paper side of the Steam-A-Seam 2,
cut it out and then stick (not press) it on the wrong side of the
fabric. Then cut out the fabric allowing 3/16" or whatever that gets
turned under. Then peel away the backing on the SS2 (maybe one half at
a time) and finger-press the edge over. Then you could fuse the whole
thing to the quilt if you wanted or just finger-press it on and then
stitch. So the spray baste was not quite what I had in mind. Woould I
have to actually fuse it with the iron so it would not eventually come
loose? Or, would it eventually pull loose anyway like so many other
fusibles?

Phae

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

Posted by Kate Dicey on June 19, 2006, 5:41 pm
Phaedrine wrote:

>
>
>>For really light weight applications, where you want the thing to stay
>>in place while you stitch it but be all soft and drapy in use, I like
>>quilter's spray baste. You just spray the thing you want to apply, slap
>>it in place, peel and move if you need to, and it eventually evaporates
>>away or you can wash it out... :)
>
>
> This is what I was thinking of doing since the Steam-A-Seam is sticky on
> both sides: draw the template on the paper side of the Steam-A-Seam 2,
> cut it out and then stick (not press) it on the wrong side of the
> fabric. Then cut out the fabric allowing 3/16" or whatever that gets
> turned under. Then peel away the backing on the SS2 (maybe one half at
> a time) and finger-press the edge over. Then you could fuse the whole
> thing to the quilt if you wanted or just finger-press it on and then
> stitch. So the spray baste was not quite what I had in mind. Woould I
> have to actually fuse it with the iron so it would not eventually come
> loose? Or, would it eventually pull loose anyway like so many other
> fusibles?
>
> Phae
>
It'll be loose in the middle, held down at the edges by the stitching.

If you want something to stay attached in the middle forever, you'll
probably have to stitch it somehow, like quilting.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by Phaedrine on June 19, 2006, 11:29 pm

> Phaedrine wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >>For really light weight applications, where you want the thing to stay
> >>in place while you stitch it but be all soft and drapy in use, I like
> >>quilter's spray baste. You just spray the thing you want to apply, slap
> >>it in place, peel and move if you need to, and it eventually evaporates
> >>away or you can wash it out... :)
> >
> >
> > This is what I was thinking of doing since the Steam-A-Seam is sticky on
> > both sides: draw the template on the paper side of the Steam-A-Seam 2,
> > cut it out and then stick (not press) it on the wrong side of the
> > fabric. Then cut out the fabric allowing 3/16" or whatever that gets
> > turned under. Then peel away the backing on the SS2 (maybe one half at
> > a time) and finger-press the edge over. Then you could fuse the whole
> > thing to the quilt if you wanted or just finger-press it on and then
> > stitch. So the spray baste was not quite what I had in mind. Woould I
> > have to actually fuse it with the iron so it would not eventually come
> > loose? Or, would it eventually pull loose anyway like so many other
> > fusibles?

> It'll be loose in the middle, held down at the edges by the stitching.
>
> If you want something to stay attached in the middle forever, you'll
> probably have to stitch it somehow, like quilting.

What I was getting at was that most fusibles are not woven and I've seen
many of them shred, pill or roll up on the inside so that they are
visible from the outside. I'm just extremely wary of using a fusible on
something that takes as much work as a quilt.

Phae

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

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