Fuse-a-Knit from Harper's , 100% polyester fusible knit interfacing. Good choice for knit fabrics, but also to add soft support for woven fabrics. Use this as an underlining for jacket fabrics.
White, black, and ivory - 30" wide, $7/metre or 3 metres for $18
Sewers' Dream Interfacing - 100% polyester interfacing, 30" wide, recommended for shirts and light to medium weight woven fabrics. Available in black and white. $7.00 per metre or 3 metres for $18.
Suitmaker 601 from Harpers
Suitmaker 670 - from Harpers, woven interfacing with drape. 30" wide, grey only. This gives good hand to a jacket fabric, but without overwhelming it. $9/metre
Woven Elastic: 77% cotton, 23% rubber, 3/8" wide. Natural colour. Chlorine resistant. Soft elastic for use in underwear and bathing suits. Price: $.80 per running metre.
Non-Roll Elastic: woven elastic for waistbands on pants and skirts. 73% polyester, 27% rubber, 1" wide. White or black. Price: $1.60 per running metre.
Knitted Elastic: 57% polyester, 43% rubber, shrinkage less than 5%. Elongation 120% to 130%. Recommended for Loes Hinse patterns where the elastic is stitched to the waist edge. Two sizes: 1" width for .60/metre and 1 1/4" width for .70/metre.
Sport Elastic: 68% polyester, 32% rubber. Three rows of elastic with spaces for four lines of stitching. Recommended for pants and skirts that require a soft waist finish. Super comfortable to wear.
1 1/2" wide white elastic - $2/metre
Steam-a-Seam, fusible basting tape, use for applying pockets, putting in zippers, basting up hems before stitching. Highly recommended by Louise Cutting. Two widths available:
1/4" wide by 40 yards for $6 per package
Separating zippers 12" length - $5.00 each (suitable for LH Zipper Jacket) - forest green only
Separating Zippers
14" length - (perfect for Fearless Fitted Jacket & Vest by Material Things) - black, white, off white, forest green, red, navy, beige, wine - $6 each
Rhinestone Zippers
12" length - white and black available. Dress up that Loes Hinse Zipper Jacket with one of these glittery zips. $19.95 each.
Set-In Shoulder Pads from Dritz 3/8" set-in pads made from polyester fiberfill covered with beige nylon tricot. Self-gripping hook and loop fastener tape to attach the pad to your bra strap. For use with set-in and extended syle sleeves; for blouses, sweaters and dresses. Machine washable and dry cleanable.
$5 per pair
1/2" thick set-in shoulder pads , made from needlepoint. These pads are smaller and thinner and work well under jackets, both lined and unlined. Pads are marked for the shoulder seam, you can place most of the pad in either front or back, depending on where you need the padding. Can be cut smaller on the outside curved edge. It is recommended that you cover pads for unlined garments and make them removable. Pads should be dry-cleaned only. $4.50 per pair