How to Use Fusible Web and Other Adhesives
Tara RexDescription
Whether you are doing applique, or just prefer to use a fabric adhesive as an alternative to pins, Tara Rex shows you what product to use. She shares information on several different kinds of fabric adhesives, including fusible web, glue sticks and adhesive spray.
Fusible Web
Fusible web is a popular product to use when doing applique because you can cut out and adhere intricate shapes with ease. Tara explains that there are several different kinds of fusible web, Clear Fuse and Wonder Under being two of the most commonly found brands. Fusible web is often found near the fusible interfacing, but is not to be confused with it. Fusible web acts as a glue between two pieces of fabric, whereas interfacing fabric is a way to stiffen a piece of fabric. Tara demonstrates how to use fusible web, showing how to determine which side of the fusible web has the glue and then demonstrating how to adhere that to the wrong side of a piece of fabric. She then explains how to remove the plastic or paper on the fusible web, allowing it to be adhered to another piece of fabric. Tara gives tips for removing the backing and also explains the importance of cutting your fusible web to the right size, ensuring none of the adhesive gets on your iron.
Other Adhesives
If you are wanting to use a fabric adhesive as an alternative to pins, or just don’t need the intricate pieces of adhesive you can get from fusible web, glue sticks and spray adhesives are a great option. Tara shows one of the glue sticks she likes to use, though others can be used as long as they are meant for fabric. Fabric glue sticks are water soluble and can still be stitched though. Spray adhesives are a great choice if you need to apply adhesive to a large area of fabric at one time, and Tara shares a spray adhesive she likes to use.
I wanted to share with you a couple of different fabric adhesives that you can use that come in very handy when you're doing applique work, et cetera. This first adhesive I'm going to show you is called Clear Fuse, and you find it in the fabric stores right by the interfacing. So it's not to be confused with interfacing. This is going to act like a glue between two fabrics. So there's two different main brands that you can get. One is Wonder Under, and then this is Clear Fuse. The Wonder Under has a paper backing instead of a plastic, which might be a little bit easier to manipulate and hold, use. So here you can see there's a textured side and then there's the clear plastic side. So you're going to put the, the textured side down on the wrong side of the fabric and then you're going to iron it. I like to iron it on the fabric side and you're going to make sure that it is cut to size or just a little bit smaller than the actual fabric that you're adhering it to because if it gets onto your iron, it will make a great mess, a sticky mess. So once this is ironed on, you're going to follow the directions that each manufacturer has, and you're going to peel it off. And this is always the fun part, it's a little tricky. Oh, look at that. I am impressed with myself at the moment. It came off so easily. Sometimes you really do have to kind of mess around with it. So I'm going to just lay it on another piece of fabric and I'm going to press it. And like I said, it's, this is wonderful for applique. If this adhesive is a little bit intimidating for somebody that's just starting out with sewing, there are a couple of other options that you can use. There's a glue stick, and it's a fabric glue stick. It's water soluble. And you know, you can sew through it. You know, you don't want to use your glue stick that you're, you know, that you use in school or, you know, for other craft projects. But it just literally goes on just like a glue stick would. And then you just kind of put it together, and it will adhere s well. And then you can go ahead and sew. This is probably used for a little bit of bigger projects because it is a spray, but it is, it adheres just fine. Let's see here, I've got some pieces of fabric here. Oh, just spray some on here. So it goes on like, almost looks like snow actually. And then you can just put it on to your other fabric and just let it set. And this is also really good for, well it's basting, so it's great for quilting. And when you're putting your, all your pieces together, just spray real quick put your different layers on and go for it.
Is there a fabric adhesive that is permanent that your appliqué doesn’t have to be sewn
I was out of fusible interfacing, and purchased by mistake fusible web. I figured they were similar (with the internet at my fingertips, one would think that I could've taken the two seconds to look it up). When I went to sew my pieces, even though the web was between two pieces of fabric, it entirely coated the needle and jammed my bobbin several times. Can web not be sewn at all, or was I doing something wrong?
I'm pretty new to the sewing world, Tara doesn't mentions the name of the spray adhesive in this video. She only mentions the iron on one "Pellon brand - 800 clear fuse". The spray adhesive is what I would like to purchase but I still need the proper name. Thanks in advance
I'm pretty new to the sewing world and Tara doesn't mentions the name of the spray adhesive in this video, she only mentions the iron on one "Pellon brand - 800 clear fuse". The spray adhesive is what I would like to purchase but I still need the proper name. Thanks in advance
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DO YOU USE A DRY IRON OR STEAM IRON AND WHAT SETTING?