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Subject: Interfacing for Silk

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Date Posted: 20:36:03 03/15/01 Thu
In reply to: 's message, "Embroidery on Silk Dupioni" on 19:55:23 03/15/01 Thu

Can anyone please tell me what they use to back the dupion silk with to provide a bit more strength for the applique & embroidery I have been told that solidot is not suitable as it can stain the silk.

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-I just use a fusible interfacing on all the silk pieces and then use a heavyweight stabilizer in the areas that have applique and embroidery

-I've been using a 'sew-on', woven interfacing on all pieces. Then a couple of layers of 'tear away' stabiliser behind the applique and embroidery........I have used 'iron-on' in the past but was unhappy with how it 'bubbled' in places as I worked on the embroidery!

-When you use the sew-on interfacin on all pieces, do you actually sew or serge it to the silk? Do you still use heavy weight vilene after that?

-I serge all my silk pieces to the interfacing, then I'm working with one layer! I work on all my applique and embroidery and still use the vilene to stiffen the skirt as you would with velvet, gabardine etc.....

-(Do you ever have a problem with the serged layers "shifting" when you turn for the the embroidery?

--No! I haven't found that to be a major problem......I do however use alot of pins to hold the 'tear-away' in place and I try to work from the inside of my design outwards, always starting with the applique then doing the embroidered knotwork.

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