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Tissue Lame

Crafty_Manx | Posted in Fabric and Trim on

I am making a Christmas stockings to decorate my room, and I want the upper edge (“cuff”) to be made out of tissue lame.  I was wondering, can I use fusible interfacing  with tissue lame to cut down on fraying?  Has anyone tried it?

~Cat

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  1. ChrisHaynes | | #1

    Yes, I've done that. 

    It does work, but it shows through.  AND the tissue lame melts if you touch it with any heat.  So if you do try it... try to fuse through a very damp towel.  That will put steam through but not melt the tissue.

    What I found to be effective and more interesting is to use fusible web (no paper) and attach the tissue lame to fabric (with the very damp towel).  I did a tiny tree skirt where there were wedges of blue fabric... and then wedges of blue fabric with silver lame fused to it.  The blue shows through the lame for an interesting effect.

    1. Crafty_Manx | | #2

      I figured that the iron would melt the lame, I'll try your damp towel idea.  I think I'll try both the interfacing and the fusible web to see what works better...many thanks for the suggestions!!

      ~Cat

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