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Old September 24th 03, 04:12 AM
Penny Lemire
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I'm hoping someone of our Australian correspondents can help
me with a material I've seen specified in some directions,
but can't identify. The directions to make your own pleater
board call for

"Vilene Fusible Badge Backing 1050HF",

and googling this only results in a pointer to hte same site
with the directions.

http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea...its/pleat.html

As I'm about to assemble (with help) about 200 pleat front
cummerbunds, this looks like just the tool to help, if we
can get an adequate substitute for whatever his is. My best
guess is a really heavy interfacing, perhaps craft bond, but
if anyone knows for sure I'd be grateful.

Thanks
$.01

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Old September 24th 03, 12:39 PM
Ron Anderson
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Drop the Vilene in your search and you should get the answers your looking
for. Vilene is a brand name.


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"Penny Lemire" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping someone of our Australian correspondents can help
me with a material I've seen specified in some directions,
but can't identify. The directions to make your own pleater
board call for

"Vilene Fusible Badge Backing 1050HF",

and googling this only results in a pointer to hte same site
with the directions.

http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea...its/pleat.html

As I'm about to assemble (with help) about 200 pleat front
cummerbunds, this looks like just the tool to help, if we
can get an adequate substitute for whatever his is. My best
guess is a really heavy interfacing, perhaps craft bond, but
if anyone knows for sure I'd be grateful.

Thanks
$.01



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Old September 24th 03, 03:31 PM
Irene
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Hi Penny,

What you are looking for is a fusible that is extremely crisp, thin
(not heavy interfacing) and webby. Badge backing is used in sewing
factories to back thinner cotton for machine embroidery, especially
satin stitch used over large areas.

Try a drapery supplier as they might have something very close to the
desired effect, and in large enough pieces to make a pleater form.
Also see if Nancy's Notions or some industrial supplier has a pleating
form already made up.

--Irene




Penny Lemire wrote in message ...
I'm hoping someone of our Australian correspondents can help
me with a material I've seen specified in some directions,
but can't identify. The directions to make your own pleater
board call for

"Vilene Fusible Badge Backing 1050HF",

and googling this only results in a pointer to hte same site
with the directions.

http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea...its/pleat.html

As I'm about to assemble (with help) about 200 pleat front
cummerbunds, this looks like just the tool to help, if we
can get an adequate substitute for whatever his is. My best
guess is a really heavy interfacing, perhaps craft bond, but
if anyone knows for sure I'd be grateful.

Thanks
$.01

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Old September 25th 03, 04:44 AM
D&D
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Try contacting Fran at www.fartycrafts.com.au
she did have a mail order business and should have a better idea than me of
what to use.
As Kate said Vilene is a brand name, but Pellon seems to be as well ( I'm
looking at a full page add for them both). Googling Freudenberg should bring
up the manufacturers site.

Sorry I can't help more

Dee in Oz

"Penny Lemire" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping someone of our Australian correspondents can help
me with a material I've seen specified in some directions,
but can't identify. The directions to make your own pleater
board call for

"Vilene Fusible Badge Backing 1050HF",

and googling this only results in a pointer to hte same site
with the directions.

http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea...its/pleat.html

As I'm about to assemble (with help) about 200 pleat front
cummerbunds, this looks like just the tool to help, if we
can get an adequate substitute for whatever his is. My best
guess is a really heavy interfacing, perhaps craft bond, but
if anyone knows for sure I'd be grateful.

Thanks
$.01



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Old September 25th 03, 11:35 AM
Penny Lemire
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Irene wrote:

Hi Penny,

What you are looking for is a fusible that is extremely crisp, thin
(not heavy interfacing) and webby. Badge backing is used in sewing
factories to back thinner cotton for machine embroidery, especially
satin stitch used over large areas.

Try a drapery supplier as they might have something very close to the
desired effect, and in large enough pieces to make a pleater form.
Also see if Nancy's Notions or some industrial supplier has a pleating
form already made up.


I can buy an existing form, but I'll have to seriously alter
the pleat design, and the thing costs $66, which seems like
a lot to me, especially if I can mak several for a fraction
of the cost.

Thanks for the input all!
$.01

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Old September 25th 03, 05:57 PM
Cynthia Spilsted
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Fusible badge backing sounds like it could be one of two things: fusible
web (to make the badges iron-on) or double-sided iron-on interfacing which I
have only seen once before, years ago. That would give the 'badge'
stability plus fusibility. It is some kind of fusible interfacing or
webbing. (Perhaps not even double-sided.)
Now for my question: What is a pleater board?
Cynthia
Not Aussie or American - just a plain Canadian!
"Penny Lemire" wrote in message
...
I'm hoping someone of our Australian correspondents can help
me with a material I've seen specified in some directions,
but can't identify. The directions to make your own pleater
board call for

"Vilene Fusible Badge Backing 1050HF",

and googling this only results in a pointer to hte same site
with the directions.

http://www.ggcreations.com.au/althea...its/pleat.html

As I'm about to assemble (with help) about 200 pleat front
cummerbunds, this looks like just the tool to help, if we
can get an adequate substitute for whatever his is. My best
guess is a really heavy interfacing, perhaps craft bond, but
if anyone knows for sure I'd be grateful.

Thanks
$.01



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Old September 28th 03, 01:05 AM
Penny Lemire
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wrote:


what is the American equivalent?

(Penny Lemire)
Irene wrote:
Try a drapery supplier as they might have something very close to the
desired effect, and in large enough pieces to make a pleater form. Also
see if Nancy's Notions or some industrial supplier has a pleating form
already made up.
---
I can buy an existing form, but I'll have to seriously alter the pleat
design, and the thing costs $66, which seems like a lot to me,
especially if I can mak several for a fraction of the cost.
Thanks for the input all!
$.01
---
Penny, what are you going to use for your pleater form? Inquiring
minds...
Cea

Well, I've gotten into the job of running a sewing project
to produce 200+ bow tie and cummerbund sets to "classy up"
our school's performing groups (and make them more
identifiable to parent chaperones at major festivals when we
want to herd our 200 from the 3000 running about...)

The cummerbunds are pleated over the middle section. This,
at least for me, was the really slow part of the assembly
and I'm seeking ways to speed this production, and to make
it as idiot-proof as possible. We have a terrific school
with lots of volunteers willing to help, but I know from
experience that enthusiasm is not the same as skill, or even
a decent substitute.

In truth I've never worked with a pleater board, so I'm only
hoping this will be a time saver. If anyone has used one,
I'd love to hear comments. They sound good, and if I can
whip up one from some of this "badge backing" and some of my
stash, great. If it doesn't work, I'm not out worlds of $$.
If I have to buy one, then we'll do it the slower way.

The slower way I was planning, by the way, is to mark the
lines of fold and "fold to" on the back, pin and machine
baste these tucks together, then iron the crud out of all of
it. Last, pull the basting. The best reasons to avoid this
is the potential for pulls in the satin. It's several steps
as well, and if I can reduce that to time at the ironing
board, that's all the better.

If you know a better way to do this, I'm all ears (or is
that eyes here?)

Thanks
$.01

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Old September 30th 03, 02:53 AM
SewStorm
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I do believe I recall seing instructions for making a DIY pleater in
an older issue of Threads magazine.


Also, Clotilde sells two different sizes of pleaters. They work great, too.
I've actually used mine to make cumberbunds, years ago.


Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati

 




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