Sunday, June 1, 2008

online sources for interfacings - USA

I can only post about brands and sources that are in the USA - it's what I know. If you've got a list of sources/recommendations for international sources please go ahead and write a post to share, if you will.
Brands /Trade names

  • Hymo - hair canvas that is typically listed as 60% wool 40% goat hair in the natural colors (black has a different fiber content!) 66" wide, 3 weights, sew in or fusible. made in France
  • Acro - hair canvas 54% polyester. 27% hair. 12% cotton. 7% wool. 23" wide sew in or fusible
  • Silver edge Acro - hair canvas, sew in or fusible 33%viscose/20%wool/17%polyester/17%cotton/13%hair. Width, 20 in.
  • Tailors Pride Hair canvas - this one is all over the map on content 40% cotton/33% hair/27% rayon. med to heavy weight 23" wide at Sawyer Brook
  • More Tailors Pride hair canvas - 41% Acrylic/19% Hair/16% Polyester/15% Viscose/ 9% Cotton 23" Wide. dry clean. at Vogue Fabrics
  • see table at bottom for chart from HTCW - manuf of all of these products except the Hymo
  • Armo weft - see table
  • Whisper weft - see table
  • see source list for other weft insertion interfacings - Palmer Pletsch puts one out that is widely available in the chain stores.
Links for sources in no particular order:

Haberman's - black hair canvas $24/yd, Hymo in med and light weight $23.75/yd, and satin back coat lining in 10 colors

The Sewing Place - Hymo, weft insertion fusibles

B.Black & Sons - Hair Canvas

From Baer Fabrics - sew in flannel for interlining, 54" wide
They also have Acro - sew in only

Sawyer Brook - sew in and fusible acro and Tailors Pride for hair canvas and a variety of fusible knit and weft insertion products

Waechters Silk Shop - Armo-Weft in black and white (this link is for the black, but they have the white too.
Waechters Silk Shop - Fusible Acro

Vogue Fabrics
for light and med weight Hymo, fusible and sew in Acro, and Tailors Pride

Greenberg & Hammer Inc. Various weights Hymo, Acro, Armoweft
be sure to read the descriptions and contents for the various different interfacings you're considering.

Apple Annie Fabrics - Angel Weft

SewExciting -fusible weft - has excellent service and brands their own - highly recommended by Liana, (check out Liana's complete eval of their interfacings on her blog) -

FineFabrics.com -hair canvas, sewn in
Susanne at Fine Fabrics emailed me to say that she has a high quality hair canvas in her shop. It's not on her website, so contact her for information.

ACRO
Sew-in, machine washable hair canvas for tailoring.
54% Polyester/ 27% Hair/ 12% Cotton/ 7% Wool SEW-IN

87007

23”

NAT

25 YDS

ROB

$12.31

FUSIBLE ACRO
Fusible, machine washable hair canvas for tailoring where firm control is desired
54% Polyester/27% Hair/ 12% Cotton/ 7% Wool FUSIBLE

87008

23”

NAT

25 YDS

ROB

$13.44

TAILOR’S PRIDE
Sew-in, hair canvas for crisp shaping.

41% Acrylic/ 19%Hair/ 16% Polyester/ 15%Rayon/ 9% Cotton

SEW-IN

87009

23”

NAT

25 YDS

ROB

$10.06

ARMO WEFT
Fusible, medium weight, weft insertion interfacing for soft tailoring.
60% Polyester/ 40% Rayon FUSIBLE

88001

20”

BLK

25 YDS

ROB

$3.92

ARMO WEFT
Fusible, medium weight, weft insertion interfacing for soft tailoring.
60% Polyester/ 40% Rayon FUSIBLE

88002

20”

WHT

25 YDS

ROB

$3.92

WHISPER WEFT
Fusible, lightweight, weft-insertion interfacing for soft tailoring.
60% Polyester/ 40% Rayon FUSIBLE

88022

20”

WHT

25 YDS

ROB

$3.69

WHISPER WEFT
Fusible, lightweight, weft-insertion interfacing for soft tailoring.
60% Polyester/ 40% Rayon FUSIBLE

88025

20”

BLK

25 YDS

ROB

$3.69

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