“How to Work With Steam-A-Seam 2” - Melinda Bula
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2019
- Melinda shows you how she uses Steam-A-Seam 2 for her Art Quilts and her flower patterns.
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So awesome Melinda! Thanks!
Thank you, Melinda, for having this video available. I look forward to watching all of them.
Lots of good info. Thank you so much! Very gracious of you.
Love Melinda's work. Have 2 of her flowers and enjoy her classes and using her kits.
Thanks for the tips! I hope you will also make a video on pressing all the pieces together on the background fabric. That is where I ran into problems with iron marks and wrinkles on my flower. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for this. I was pressing the Steam-a-Seam way too much at first.
wow! good info and what beautiful work!
Thank you!
Hey Melinda.....nobody does fusible like you do....you ROCK girl! Many thanks for sharing your time and talents, LuAnn in Oregon
LuAnn Kessi thanks LuAnn 😘
Great information. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Placing it on a large piece of fabric reminds me of wallpapering! You can peel the piece of wallpaper away from the wall and move it and/or smooth out wrinkles! 😄Just like what you’re doing with the steam a seam 2!
yes, it does. I used to do a lot of wallpapering back in the day.
Using a steam sheet works great too...easy peasy
Yes
What is that? Thank you.
Very good
great you liked it
Like trying to apply Contac Paper to shelves!
After you cut out a shape, pull off the paper and put it on your background, do you keep adding shapes and then iron all of it at once when you are satisfied with placement or do you press as you go because you know what you are doing? Either way, is this when you press for the 15-20 seconds for adhesion?
Yes
You can buy it by the box, maybe that would help with large pieces.
It dose, but sheet work just as good
Thank you. Great demo. If the adhesive adheres to the sheet WITHOUT the grid, will this cause a problem when you transfer the adhesive to the fabric using the iron?
no. the fusible is the same on both sides.
I want to straight stitch or zig zag the appliqué shapes onto clothing.
Should I use SaS LITE? so my needle doesn’t gum up? Thank you.
I have made many wearable art garments using S-A-S2. not the light. the lite constantly lifts up while I'm trying to stitch it down. hate that. you will always get a little sticky on your needle; it is part of the game. It will not hurt your machine. but you must use hot steam in your final pressing to melt it to the base fabric. If your work feels stiff or hard use a dry iron and warm up the area you are about to stitch it, will melt the SAS2 and make it easy to sew through.
I have used Steam A Seam 2 Lite for years. A few years ago, I started having an issue with the sewing machine needle gumming up from the adhesive. I used a dry iron and people have said that I should use steam. I notice you don’t use steam and don’t iron very long. Do you have issues with the needle gumming up?
sticky will always be on your needle you just wipe it off with Sewers Aid
Melinda Bula thank you😊
Is there a difference between heat and bond and steam a seam?
Yes, Heat and bond cannot be ironed over and over. Steam A Seam2 is sticky on the back , stay in position on my design wall while i am working without using pins and I can iron it over and over with steam and it wont fall off. i don't use the lite Steam A Seam 2. it lifts up. hope this helps.
@@MelindaBula Yes, thank you it does help. I will be in the market for Steam a Seam, not 2! Thanks again. Can’t wait to get started!
How do you get the "tar" off your iron?
I have a product for that called Sticky scissors No More. go to Etsy.com/shop/MelindaBulaDesigns
I just bought steam a seam
Great
Why do you prefer SAS2 versus the lite SAS2?
The lite falls off too easily. Drives me crazy when I’m trying to quilt and the lite lift up. Sometime when you peel back the release paper off the fusible web on the lite, stays on one side and 1/2 stays on the other sides. Makes my student’s crazy again. And I don’t fine any weight different. I downing art quilts not bed quilts. Hope this helps.
The lite lifts up when trying to quilt. Plus in a hot climate, when you peel the release paper off to use it Half of the fusible stay on one release paper and half on the others side. It can be a nightmare. Especially with 25 students.
Your demo is very nicely laid out. I like your methodology, but you do not describe what side of the fabric to place down on the sticky side. Since the demo is with a cotton batik, it does not matter. However with other printed fabrics it does.
Good point! You place the sticky side of the fusible web on the wrong side of the fabrics.