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Member since 7/14/08
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Posted on: 10/8/08 11:16 AM ET
This may be a silly question, but I would like to add some stability to the back facing of my DD fleece jacket, soooo if I not supposed to iron the fleece, how I fuse the interfacing...

this might be a really obvious question and I am being particularly dense, but I have a long history of working with wovens and short one of working with knits... and no experience with fleece...
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Member since 10/16/07
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Posted on: 10/8/08 11:21 AM ET
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I think for fleece, you have to use sew-in interfacing, but I could be mistaken.
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Member since 2/27/07
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Posted on: 10/8/08 11:55 AM ET
I fuse on fleece all the time!

Use the fusible tricot interfacing.

Set your iron to the lowest possible setting that will provide a bit of steam.

Lay the fleece on the ironing board and position the interfacing on top of it.

Use a big square of cotton flannel as your pressing cloth (ESSENTIAL!!), and press/lift your iron to work your way across the entire fleece piece. The trick is NOT to slide your iron back and forth, and to never let your iron touch the fleece or the interfacing directly. It really doesn't take much heat to fuse the tricot.

Hope this helps!
Louisa
  
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Posted on: 10/9/08 12:23 PM ET
Thank you!
  
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