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Table of contents
- Clothing makes the person and interlining makes the clothing
- Horsehair cloth interlining
- WASHABLE Horsehair cloth interlining
- Bridal laminate interlining
- Fusible interlining
- Stranger in our midst
- Interlining: Thin fusible volume fleece / fiberfill wit reinforcing threads
- Watteline, thé stretch volume knitted interlining
- Collar felt – special collar interfacing
- Fusible interlining and bridal laminate user manual
- How to apply interlining
- Ironing with a special pressing steam iron, a normal iron or a normal steamiron?
What is Interfacing?
Horsehair cloth interlining
The interfacings in the horsehaircloth category are the horsehair and woolhair types. All hair cloth interlinings are made of composite raw materials, but they all contain hair, from horses, goats or sheep, usually in combination with cotton and viscose and a few percent synthetic material. For ladies, the more supple types such as wool hair and the thin horsehair cloth interlining are more suitable. The heavier horsehair is a real men’s horsehair. Although for men nowadays many more flexible types are also used depending on the cut and the fabric.
Would you like to buy a woollen interlining? We have it for you!
Bridal laminate interfacing
After the interlining horsehair category we now get the bridal laminate, after these we will discuss the fusible interfacings next. With Bridal laminate, tops for bridal and cocktail dresses are lined for durability and shape. Usually you sew the bridal laminate between the fabric and the lining of the dress. So you don’t wear it directly on the skin. Depending on the shape of the garment, boning is also applied. We sell these in sew-on and inserted boning. When you are making a corset or wedding dress, we recommend the spiral boning. Cut them to size with strong side pliers and attach the whalebone caps.
Looking for bridal laminate? Buy it now in our shop, available both by the meter and by the roll. These laminates are also used for making neckties.
And because they are made of viscose, you can also use them as an alternative to horsehair canvas for people who are sensitive or allergic to hair or wool.
Fusible Woven Interlining
This interfacing is used to fuse all kinds of garments. There are heavier types, an interfacing for a blazer, coat or beautiful winter jacket for example, and lighter types that are used more in blouses and dresses.
The names polyquick or coat canvas sometimes come up when you ask for this kind of interlining. Coat canvas is a fusible woven interfacing, comparable to our supple fusible viscose interlining, and is also called polyknit. We also sell polyquick, but here it is called Natural fusible woven interlining polyquick beige. It is also available in black and is made of viscose and cotton.
Shirt collar
For shirt collars we have a special firm interlining called: extra firm fusible cotton. If you are making a blouse and need something softer but still firm enough, the regular fusible cotton (G700) is the right choice. Of course, there are also several types of Vlieseline that are suitable; you can find those under the Vlieseline heading.
If you are looking for interlining for bags, plakdoek works perfectly well, for example the extra firm fusible cotton or one of the other firmer types…
The odd one out
Interfacing: fusible woven coat canvas, horsehair canvas and bridal laminate, this one doesn’t fall under any of those. Collar felt doesn’t really fit in any category. It isn’t really an interlining, because it is used for the under collar…
It is a truly old-fashioned tailor’s product…
Watteline, the stretchy knitted volume interlining
Back in our range: watteline…
Because watteline is a knitted product, it has give or stretch. It also has volume. It is suitable for stretch fabrics as a warm interlayer or as sleeve head lining or sleeve head padding.
The softness of watteline makes it an all-round interlining when you need stretch, volume or warmth in your design.
Instructions for fusible woven interfacing, horsehair canvas and bridal laminate interlining
Because there are so many different types of Vlieseline and interlining, it is easy to lose the overview, so we have made a PDF as a guide to choosing the right type.
Not completely convinced yet? No worries! Order swatches of the types you think you can use and try them out.
Still can’t decide, or just want to check whether you have chosen the right type?
Then contact Annette by email: annettebeautyvof@gmail.com or message/call: +31 (0)6-30746623
Processing information for the interlinings
Want to know exactly what the types are made of, how to treat them, etc.?
In our shop, all types of Vlieseline and interlining (fisible coat interfacing, horsehair canvas and bridal laminate) have an info sheet in the attachments tab of the product.
Also consider combining different types in one design…
Prefer swatches? Those are also in the shop: order swatches and test them on your fabric.
Iron, pressing iron or steam iron?
When fusing Vlieseline and interlining, it is important to take your time. Check the info sheet for how the type should be fused and stick to that time; rushing gives a poor result.
So fusing Vlieseline takes a while. If you tend to rush, try alternating. For example: cut 1 front panel from your Vlieseline and fuse it. While the freshly fused panel cools calmly on the ironing board, cut the facing from Vlieseline, and so on. You will find that you work more calmly this way…
Fusing Vlieseline with a steam iron is not a good idea: because of the many holes in the soleplate, the Vlieseline does not stick everywhere and some patches remain unfused.
The solution is to buy a pressing iron or a fusing press. A pressing iron does have steam holes, but only near the tip. In general, a pressing iron is heavier than a steam iron, which actually helps when fusing Vlieseline. With a fusing press you fuse a whole panel in one go.
Iron without holes
They are hardly sold anymore, but a plain, simple iron without steam holes (the cheapest version there is) is perfectly fine for fusing Vlieseline. You do have to lean on the iron a bit more yourself to get the right pressure. Vlieseline is also easier to iron on than other interlining, because Vlieseline is made for consumers, who usually don’t have a heavy-duty pressing setup at home.