Hello all,
I remember that Kate once recommended Timtex for hat brims etc. However, this hard to obtain here in Germany, and I think somebody even mentioned that it has gone out of sale. Vilene has something similar but it isn't as pliable and stitchable as the stuff I have in mind. For my needle books I will use a combination of Vilene # S 520 and a layer of # H 640 on both sides. But # S 520 feels like plastic lampshades and I fear that it will be as brittle. I'm planning to make myself a sunhat without a top that can be adjusted to the head by bands, like a wrap-around skirt. And since it's warm in the sun and I tend to sweat profusely, washability is an indispensible trait. Perhaps I could use # S 80 or S 133; has any of you ever worked with them?
Uh, and before you direct me to the quilting group - I'm not going back there. A while ago, I spoke my mind too freely on the Facebook rec.crafts.textiles.quilting group and received a shit storm, followed by an unannounced eviction. I tried to get my point heard but the lady I asked privately said she didn't like the way things had happened but she didn't object the course of action in general. However, I was allowed to feel free to go on posting in the UseNet version of the group. Yeah, sure. I had called somebody's kid a 'little Lord Fauntleroy', but obviously none of the ladies present in that group had ever read the book or seen the movie.
But I'm wandering. Any suggestions?
U.