How to Attach Foam Interfacing (the correct way)!

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There's a lot of ways to crack an egg, but one fact remains universally true when it comes to foam interfacings: the fusible kind SUCKS. So how do you use it in bag making without the bulk messing up your seams? Let's go through it together!
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@itsmelaura1533 Ай бұрын

This video popped up in my suggestion feed. I have a whole roll of fusible foam interfacing way back in my closet because I hated the way my purses looked after completed with that foam! I am going to dig it out and give your method a try. Thank you!

@stacymcintyre1796 Ай бұрын

Maaannnnnn (whiny voice) I thought I was all set to start making massive numbers of bags, now I've got yet another thing to buy! LOL Seriously, I'm glad you made this video, the iron-on interfacing always peels up when I'm ready to sew. It's so frustrating! Plus it wrinkles badly and doesn't look great even after ironing the finished item. I'm crossing my fingers that this is the solution. Thank you!

@sleebyhollow Ай бұрын

This popped up right as I was cutting foam for a bag and this is a much better solution than the quilting I was going to do! I hate using foam so hopefully this will help change my mind

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

I hate it too. It's definitely not my preferred interfacing, but I was using a lot of it making some Convention Raiders recently. It really does provide good structure to larger bag panels without it being too difficult to sew and flip right-side-out.

@jackyf3505 4 күн бұрын

I used 5mm foam in my second bag and used zigzag but the 3-step zigzag, like the number 6 on your machine. It creates a nice even graduation to the foam so there's less volume butting up inside the seam allowances. I've loved that stitch for ever and use it for just about all zz applications.

@fiercekittenz 4 күн бұрын

OH I like that!

@raikie Ай бұрын

Useful and concise! I’ll be experimenting with foam for the first time tomorrow. I’ve been avoiding it because I was worried about bulk in the seams. I suppose the zigzag stitches also compress the foam. Off to get my neglected domestic machine and zigzag away 👍🏾

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Yup yup! The zig zag really pinches it down so it isn't all floofy in the seam. It's not thick stuff in reality - all air - but if it isn't compressed and left in the seam it'll be hard for that seam to look right when flipped right side out.

@evelynwald9132 Ай бұрын

Wow that was a jam packed 2 minutes of really useful information. Thank you so much!

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

You're welcome! I'm trying SO HARD to make my videos less rambly and just get to the point. My older videos are a lot of jibber jabber.

@evelynwald9132 Ай бұрын

@@fiercekittenz You did a great job here. I can only imagine how difficult it must be when you have a lot of knowledge to share to try to streamline things, especially so a beginner can understand as well as someone like me who grew up sewing in a household where sewing was as common as cooking.

@kimmcalister3594 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I have heard so many horror stories about foam, I have been hesitant to use it. Will give it a try!

@vlselz79 Ай бұрын

Great tips!! Thanks for the awesome video as always!!

@deweyforever Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this! Looking forward to wrinkle-free bags!!

@PeggyH2830 Ай бұрын

Wow thx for the tip, this worked perfectly and the timing great just sewing with foam for the first time today !

@mariefritz1 Ай бұрын

Okay this is genius I usually just sit there cussing that it won't fuse lol

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

ROFL RIGHT???

@user-jj9eh8mm1k Ай бұрын

You are awesome! Thank you!

@Marlahanna Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@kasiako355 Ай бұрын

Thank you! 💖

@melissavalenzuela293 Ай бұрын

The zigzag machine comment got me 😂 I have so many straight stitch machines and only one that can zigzag. At least I have one 🤣🤣🤣

@LedgerAndLace Ай бұрын

GENIUS!!! 🙂

@pebbles7035 Ай бұрын

You're an absolute geniuuuus!!!!! 🤗😁

@shirleytrusler3208 Ай бұрын

I glue my sponge to leather with contact adhesive. yes it is more costly and time consuming but the end result is a beautiful.

@antoinettemitchell2888 Ай бұрын

tyfs great solution

@dcwatashi Ай бұрын

Don’t forget there are a lot of us that have sergers. My Juki sits out and so does my baby lock victory, but my domestic machine sits next to my crafting table on the floor and sometimes I’m just too lazy to swap out the domestic for the baby lock 😂😂

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

I have a Baby Lock Triumph right behind me too! Love the darn thing, but I figured a video on using zig-zag would have been more accessible for your typical sewist.

@D9P323 Ай бұрын

@@fiercekittenzyou had me at ❤Babylock❤ triumph❤ If you do serger tutorial videos I'm SO watching.

@patanco13 Ай бұрын

That makes sense.......and now why did that not occur to me 50 years ago? LOL

@glennabroughton6667 Ай бұрын

Thank u

@peyton-a-lee Ай бұрын

Perfect timing, I'm literally in the process of planning out a bag design with the foam interfacing I have! I did have a question; do you recommend cutting the foam and/or woven interfacing smaller than your main fabrics (so it doesn't end add bulk to the seam allowance) or do you cut them all to the same size? I'm planning on binding the edges of the bag so I didn't know if bulk was still a concern. Thanks!

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

NOPE! I cut it all to the same size, otherwise the fabric at the seams isn't reinforced and can make things look really floppy.

@D9P323 Ай бұрын

@@fiercekittenzso do you cut all your fabrics and interfaces the same size as the pattern calls for THEN zigzag the foam on to the exterior?

@michelleapril Ай бұрын

@@D9P323 Yes that's right.

@Puppy52 Ай бұрын

Off topic, love your blouse😍😂

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Stitch Fix :) I get a lot of my biz-casual stuff through that service. Been using them since the panini in 2020. It's kind of like a surprise treat every 4-5 months or so.

@kumada84 Ай бұрын

Princess Saturn 👀

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Yeeeeees? :)

@suebaillie3926 Ай бұрын

Ok…..so, if I’m making a vinyl tote, are you saying I add the sf101 then do the zigzag of the foam to it? OR are you saying the foam is only attached to the cotton lining. Thank you….love your videos!

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Yes, add SF101 to reinforce the vinyl (it will stretch, or worse - rip when flipping/birthing), THEN zig-zag the foam to it. Only caveat is I probably wouldn't fuss with reinforcing with SF101 if the vinyl were marine vinyl and had the fabric backing to it. If it's one of the softer vinyls from customs groups, yeaaaah... you need a woven interfacing on it.

@mnharlan7662 Ай бұрын

So if I happen to have a bunch of the adhesive foam interfacing, could I do the same thing and just pretend there is no adhesive?

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

YUP!

@D9P323 Ай бұрын

Wait Shape flex first THEN zigzag on the foam? 😮 Not a fan of foam but to zigzag and NOT have to quilt across it sounds much better, time wise.......I need to make a bunch of bags so this is perfect timing! What seam allowances do you use for foam and needle and what are the best dimensions for a bag with foam? Proper sizes are trouble for me here

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Usually I just keep to a 3/8 - 1/2" seam allowance or whatever the pattern calls for. I don't normally use foam until the bag gets over 10" tall or wide and needs to have structure, but I'm not using something like vinyl.

@danielploszkiewicz1058 Ай бұрын

Which woven interfacing do you recommend? I haven’t found one I like yet, but it’s entirely possible I’m not using the right product!

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

I've used Pellon Shapeflex 101 (aka SF101), DulceFuse Light, and SewFuse Light. They're all pretty good, but the DulceFuse Light is my fave.

@katharinemurphy9369 Ай бұрын

Any tips for if we're cutting foam out of the seam allowance altogether (machine capability constraints) so can't really do a zig zag?

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

You could pin or clip back the fabric to get it out of the way, then just carefully cut away the foam. Another commentor said they can't do zig-zag so they just stitch it down 1/8" away from the edge to compress and attach it to the fabric. If you go that route, you'll just want to press with a stiletto/pencil/point turner as you feed it through the machine so it doesn't move it around on you.

@jackyf3505 4 күн бұрын

I've seen in UK groups people using 1" wide strips of interfacing to fuse the edges overlapping onto the seam allowance. A lighter weight type should be effective without adding any noticeable extra thickness when sewing the seam. Typically the bags I've made since then haven't required foam, of course!

@FleurdeLinda.Stitches Ай бұрын

I straight stitch the foam 1/8 from the edge.

@fiercekittenz Ай бұрын

Do you find it compresses it enough for you? A lot of bag patterns have 3/8 - 1/2" seam allowances, so if you trim that 1/8" down you get the floof in the seam back.