How to use Vlieseline?

Explore the intricacies of using Vlieseline in our essential sewing guide. Practical tips, expert tricks, and detailed instructions await you to perfect your sewing projects with ease!

Vlieseline is a brand of iron-on adhesive . Iron-on adhesive is a fabric used primarily to reinforce, stabilize, and shape your sewing projects.  

Here's how to use Vlieseline or iron-on adhesive:

1. Decide what thickness of Vlieseline you need based on the fabric and the effect you want to achieve. 
2. Cut the Vlieseline to the desired size and shape. 
3. Place the Vlieseline on the reverse side of the fabric. 
4. Cover the iron-on with parchment paper to protect your iron. 
5. Iron the fabric and the Vlieseline together to fix the Vlieseline in place (iron the fabric six times without steam). You can do this for 12 seconds. 
6. Sew the fabric as you normally would.  
   

Which iron-on adhesive should I choose?

There are different types of interfacing that adapt to the fabric to be stabilized. Here are the different types of interfacing you should always have at home: 

• The H200 :

Vlieseline H200 iron-on interfacing is a non-woven interfacing made of synthetic fibers . It is lightweight, with a fairly firm hold while preventing your creations from deforming. This interfacing is ideal for small panels on blouses or other garments such as collars, cuffs, facings , etc.  

• The G700 :

The versatile G700 iron-on woven interfacing in mid-weight cotton is perfect for giving hold to your blouses, shirts , etc.