Lining plush fur?

[Beartrande]

I've got some plush fur with a knitted backing. I want to line it so that it doesn't stretch too much.

Has anyone use iron-on interfacing before? Does this work? I am assuming I would iron it on the back of the fur before marking and cutting out the pattern pieces?

Any tips much appreciated :)

[Rich1988]

Hi Beartrande,

I did exactly as you said. Iron on, mark pieces cut out.
HOWEVER, i must say it was a disaster. By the time I got to the final stitch the interface had essentially moved or fallen off in most places. The fabric was still stretching.
Maybe it's just me but I just couldn't work with it.
A tip I did pick up was just to cover the back in PVA glue/water mix as this will harden and works just as well but have yet to try (don't think I will either - def. a mohair man haha) but good luck.

Can't wait to see what you're working on.

Richard
x

[kelly1205]

I havent tried ironing on. I tried glueing some muslin (i think it was muslin) onto the back of the synthetic but it didnt stick. So i covered the backing in pva/water mix as rich has said and although it helped, the fabric still stretched (hence why my purple bear has a horrid wonky head and is being put away for a while.

It works for some people though - its trial and error, i know pva/water works for some artists and iron on works for others :) Good luck =D
xxx

[Beartrande]

It's for my advanced boot camp bear, I've got some nice plush, better quality than the Hobbycraft fur but worried about it stretching.

Will have to decide what option to go for. Might depend on if I already have enough interfacing at the back of the cupboard or not!

[dutchy.bears]

I bought some interfacing, I think the trick is that you have to make sure it is really ironed on properly, Mine was also coming of in place and attacked it with the iron again Hottest setting with steam (had a cotton teatowel over the piece to prevent fabric melting)
I also have bought at sassybearsandfabrics.com magic fabric fixer, takes a lot of time to spread evenly on the back of the fabric gave up after a 10cm square bit of fabric, Think it's more ideal for miniatures.
Just give all the options a try and find the one that works for you.

-xxx-
Annette

[Moosick]

I have used interfacing.

Firstly. Its late I might not make sense...

Just be careful you don't want to crush the fibres! Yes ya do have to make sure its stuck on, but at the same time the steam can affect how the fur looks. I tried it on scarps of nice dense fur and it kinda gave the fur a frazzled appearance. I started sewing my lining as I sewed the bear together after advice from the faux fur suppliers, which worked, but kinda made it tight also.

The last few knit back faux fur (or as we say fauffer) bears I have made, I have NOT used any lining. I got lazy. They didn't stretch too bady. BUT, it depends on the backing. Some is a little tighter than others. I have some lovely creamy colour here but its a little stretchy. Yet the dense brown I have, a lot less stretchy.

Think it depends on where ya get it from and the quality of it. I've yet to try the glue method though! Not brave enough in case I ruin it :rolleyes:

I do always take the faux fur and give it a little tug sideways to check the stretchiness of it. Or if ya still unsure on what to do, do what I have just done if you have enough spare of the fur you could always make a small head quickly and stuff it to see how it looks...

Good luck and keep us updated! :D :6037:

[Geralye]

Turn the steam off or empty the iron's reservoir so you don't steam the fabric.

I have used an iron-on interfacing to stabilise a man-made fibre. I was worried about using the iron too hot, so it did start to peel away. So, I tacked around the pieces. This worked, and it reduced the stress on the interfacing. Once I had the pieces sewn together I removed the tacking. Use a colour of tacking thread that is a complete contrast, so you can spot it easily.

cheers,
G