Help with McKenna Ryan pattern please!
11-15-2011, 02:47 PM
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Help with McKenna Ryan pattern please!
I have a McKenna Ryan pattern which lists an "Applique' Pressing Sheet" in the materials needed list. It is trademarked. I asked at my LQS and they said, oh just use parchment paper, it will be fine. Anybody know exactly what the applique pressing sheet is, and if parchment is a good substitute? Thanks!
11-15-2011, 03:11 PM
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Appliqui pressing sheet is a sheet of teflon that you iron on so the glue on the applique doesn't stick to the ironing surface. Usually get it at a craft store or fabric store.
Enjoy your appliquueing.
Twilight from michigan
Enjoy your appliquueing.
Twilight from michigan
11-15-2011, 03:24 PM
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You can absolutely use parchment. It is easily available at any grocery store, is inexpensive, you can sandwich your fusible web on both sides. I prefer it over the applique pressing sheets!
edited to add: If you've used fusible before, the paper that backs the fusible web is basically parchment. It won't burn and it won't stick to the fusible.
edited to add: If you've used fusible before, the paper that backs the fusible web is basically parchment. It won't burn and it won't stick to the fusible.
11-15-2011, 04:23 PM
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You can absolutely use parchment. It is easily available at any grocery store, is inexpensive, you can sandwich your fusible web on both sides. I prefer it over the applique pressing sheets!
edited to add: If you've used fusible before, the paper that backs the fusible web is basically parchment. It won't burn and it won't stick to the fusible.
edited to add: If you've used fusible before, the paper that backs the fusible web is basically parchment. It won't burn and it won't stick to the fusible.
11-15-2011, 04:30 PM
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applique pressing sheets are nice to have-but tend to be quite expensive...parchment paper works fine too---just make sure you get parchment paper---NOT WAX PAPER- NOT FREEZER PAPER---
you can also use release paper (the paper that is left after the fusable is pressed onto the fabric and the paper is peeled away. )
you can also use release paper (the paper that is left after the fusable is pressed onto the fabric and the paper is peeled away. )
11-15-2011, 08:26 PM
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It sounds like parchment paper is popular for a pressing sheet. I bought the beige teflon pressing sheet years ago and I still have it. It does work great for applique with wonder under on it. I lay the pattern picture under my semi-transparent teflon sheet. I peel off the paper backs from the applique pieces and place them in the correct positions. If you get the whole picture layered, the teflon sheet lets you peel off the whole picture as one big applique to iron it to your background square. Does the parchment paper work to do that too?
11-16-2011, 12:02 AM
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When I first started applique I did not know about the parchment paper. Ended up purchasing two applique pressing sheets - expensive. Then heard about parchment paper and gave it a try. I absolutely love parchment paper. No adhesive sticks to it but I found the pressing sheets had to be checked quite often because adhesive residue would cling to them and then adhere to the top of your next project if you happened to reverse the the pressing sheet. I would continually run a shower scrungie over the sheet after every use. I have never had this problem with the parchment paper.
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