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Sunshine12

Make that 3! I have wadding but sure it would stick to the iron as its made of fluffy stuff? Now Im intrigued.....

gemsmember

karmacookie wrote: »

gemsmember wrote: »

Thanks for the advice! What kind of wadding do you use? Why does it go stiff when you press it? Would you be able to post a link? sorry for what must seem like stupid questions but this interfacing thing really has got me stumped

I use normal polyester wadding (if you put wadding into a search on Ebay you will see what I mean, prices vary, but you can buy from lots of places). For bags I usually use a 4oz wadding. I usually cut it to the size of the bag piece, then spray with some temporary spray adhesive (you don't need that, but it helps), stick it to the lining. Now press with a hot steam iron from the fabric side. It will flatten and become fairly stiff. It is easy to sew through and gives the bag some body.

I am unable to post a photo, otherwise I would show you some of my bags.

gemsmember

http://www.craftleftovers.com/blog/archive/sewing

I have just come across this site, there are quite a few ideas for using up odd bits of fabric. Some nice bags etc.

rufusdog52

Hi everyone

Got my sewing machine back on Friday and its all working now so I will be able to get back into my sewing.

Those wanting wadding, try Dunelm Mill if you have one near by. Theirs is 54 inches wide and the 40z one is £1.99 a metre. The 20z one which I use for my quilting is only 99p a metre and this is the cheapes I can find it anywhere for this size.

Bit to add about the interfacing. You have to think that the interfacing is used to stiffen the fabric like when you are making a collar or something like that so usually you buy the one for what fabric you are using. If you are using normal cotton fabric then the one to go with that would be the medium but you might get away with the heavier if you are making bags. Make sure if you buy the iron on that you put the interfacing down the right way, one side will look shiny and like it is glistening. Put the fabric down right side downwards and put the interfacing on top with the shiny side down then just iron on top of that with no steam on or wet cloth as this is what makes it not stick. You need to really press hard and leave it on for a while moving the iron about as it has to melt the glue on the back to make it stick. Just remember, if you take the iron off and the corners are still coming up just carry on ironing until it is stuck. Also dont iron it the wrong way or you will mess up your iron. And if you have any interfacing hanging over the edge of the fabric that is on your ironing board cover it will stick to that too (all found out by making mistakes in the past lol)

You can get interfacing that doesnt have to be ironed on but then you would have to cut it the same size as the piece of fabric you want to stiffen and sew it in with the seams so it doesnt move about.

For those who have bought a few different weights just have a play around and see what works with some scraps first.

Hope this helps somone xx

rufusdog52

Another thing. About pressing the wadding. I had some wadding that had been rolled up in the loft for years and when I got it down to use for a quilt it was really creased up so I pressed it with a steam iron and used a piece of old table cloth on top and it came up nicely. It does make it stick together a bit more like Gemsmember said so makes it feel stiffer and not so fluffy. The one I had was the 4oz wadding which is really a bit thicker than I would usually use for quilting but once I ironed it out it was thin enough to use for the quilt.

Sunshine12

gemsmember wrote: »

karmacookie wrote: »

I use normal polyester wadding (if you put wadding into a search on Ebay you will see what I mean, prices vary, but you can buy from lots of places). For bags I usually use a 4oz wadding. I usually cut it to the size of the bag piece, then spray with some temporary spray adhesive (you don't need that, but it helps), stick it to the lining. Now press with a hot steam iron from the fabric side. It will flatten and become fairly stiff. It is easy to sew through and gives the bag some body.

I am unable to post a photo, otherwise I would show you some of my bags.

Thanks for this. Really helps. I have 20oz wadding (£1.99 per metre). Would that be ok? Im not sure if you meant 40oz of if its 4oz you use and the stuff I have will be too thick?

karmacookie

is this it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLYESTER-WADDING-4OZ-135g-1M-X1M-QUILTING-UPHOLSTERY_W0QQitemZ220551808172QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM?hash=item3359e984ac

Rufusdog, Dunel, Mill sounds good but I don't have one near me

karmacookie

Oooo can order online

http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_11100_-1_51553_10551

Another site for my ever expanding favourites :T

Sunshine12

Damn, Ive got 2 metres of 20oz stuff and now think Ive bought the wrong thing and should have got 4oz instead.....

gemsmember

karmacookie wrote: »

is this it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POLYESTER-WADDING-4OZ-135g-1M-X1M-QUILTING-UPHOLSTERY_W0QQitemZ220551808172QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Fabric_Textiles_SM?hash=item3359e984ac

Rufusdog, Dunel, Mill sounds good but I don't have one near me

That is the wadding I was referring to. You can actually buy the 2 oz one and see if it is thick enough. If you want it thicker, just use two pieces.