In a message dated 5/30/2007 11:13:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Or appliques of wool or silk and gold cord stichet on by machine. ******************* There are some amazing things made now to help you with applique. I used this stuff that was, not sticky as in gooey, but a heat activated bonding material that clung to whatever you wanted before any heat was applied, so you could move it around if you wanted, but it stayed put if you didn't peal it up. It did not become permanent until you blasted it with the iron. It had paper on both sides since both sides of the bonding stuff was clingy. You drew on one side of the paper the design elements you wanted, then pulled the other, unmarked paper off and bonded the whole uncut thing to the back of your decorative fabric. Then cut it out [the edges resisted fraying after being bonded] then placed all the elements where they needed to go, moving them and adjusting them as needed [they cling to the fabric] and when you got things in place, blasted them with steam and heat. They were now on for good. I did this with velvet even, using a velvet board and ironing from the back. Since it clings really well, I could pick up the whole thing and turn it over. Since all the red seems to be outlined in gold cord, this might work out well for you. I ran around all my appliques with a tight zig-zag, but you could get away with a wider one just to make sure everything is down and not going to fray, then cover it up with gold braid or whatever. It'll still be time consuming, but look great! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
