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Posted by Kay Lancaster on October 3, 2007, 5:42 pm
> I'm a newbie here, usually chat over at the quilting thread.
> i have a question re: interfacing for a suit jacket. It's been a while
> since i sewed a jacket. the pattern i have is a rather old one and the
> envelope is nowhere to be found...i just had it a minute ago...but i
> bought some very nice suiting to make a jacket. now....if i use
> fusable interfacing, will it hold up? what weight should i get? the
> fabric is sort of light weight rayon/poly, but darker colored...for
> winter. i'm a little rusty at this...HELP!
That's a tough question, because you're going to want to grab a fusible that's
as heavy as a non-fusible you used to work with, and it's going to
overpower the fabric. So test-test-test before committing.
The one I'd probably start testing with is this one:
#1348 weft: http://www.fashionpatterns.com/interface.html and then proceed
from there to the all purpose (7927) and *maybe* 4091. If you need a
heavier interfacing, you can build it up layer by layer.
If I didn't like those swatches, I'd probably punt and send a sample
of the fabric to Louise Cutting, with a picture of the back of the pattern
envelope's line drawings and ask if she could prettypleasewithsugaronit
send me a couple of interfacings she thinks would work. She also has a
most useful interfacing kit:
: http://webstore.quiltropolis.net/stores_app/Browse_dept_ite
ms.asp?Shopper_id=1059103173131059&Store_id=516&Page_id=17&ca
teg_id=9&parent_ids=0
which is: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2hvl9h
I keep the fashionpatterns interfacings in stock at home and use them for
almost everything, because they just work. Period. Most of the interfacings
sold in chain stores I wouldn't bother to take home... I've just had
way too much trouble with them, and they're mostly too heavy.
Also, when you fuse interfacings, do not move them until they've cooled
completely. That makes more of a difference than I ever could have
imagined.
Kay
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