With every pattern, I learn something new. With the quilt pattern I’m currently working on, I discovered Mistyfuse™! I’ve read about it here and there, but never understood the need until Kathy explained it to me. Fusible webbing fuses fabric to fabric, and there are 2 kinds I’ve found: Mistyfuse™ and Stitch Witchery®. Mistyfuse is $3/yard and Stitch Witchery is $1/yard. So I set out to figure out the difference.
Misty Fuse on the left , Stitch Witchery on the right.
At first glance, they look quite similar, but there one important difference – Mistyfuse is thinner and feels like just-out-of-the-dryer fabric. Stitch Witchery is stiff like thin paper.
Here they are close up – can you see the difference? The first pic is Mistyfuse.
Have you ever wondered why it’s called webbing? It looks like a spider’s web of glue.
After fusing fabric to the top of my quilt, I could quilt through both equally well, but the finished applique with the Stitch Witchery was stiffer than the Mistyfuse. With Mistyfuse, the applique felt soft – I could barely tell it was there.
I would still use Stitch Witchery where the stiffness factor won’t matter – like on the front of a Little Artist Drawing Case, but for appliqueing a quilt, Mistyfuse is one of my favorite things. I like it so much that I plan to kit it with my pattern. For now it’s in my shop here.
Hmmm. I’ve never heard of mistyfuse, only stitch witchery, which I didn’t really like cuz of the stiffness. as usual, you drop the knowledge! thanks!
I used the stitch witchery to make some shirts for toddler friends for Christmas this year. It was SO EASY to use! I have a ton of it here, but I’ll keep my eye out for mistyfuse next time.
I posted one of the shirts on my blog, and the other three will be up soon.
Thanks for the comparison. I’d never heard of Misty Fuse and I’m glad to know about it.
We always called it stitchery witchery – is that weird or normal? Anyway, what made you decide to seek something else out? And what about heat-n-bond light – just for appliques like on the drawing case?
I have heard of Stitch Witchery but not Misty Fuse. I will have to check into getting some!!!
Have you ever tried Heat ‘n’ Bond lite? Just wondering how it compares, in your opinion.
Love the bag! Do you have a tuitorial for it on your site somewhere, or a pattern? Thanks for the interfacing tips too!
I just put a tip sheet for working with Mistyfuse out on my Two Creative Studios website
I won’t use anything else.
I was wondering what fabric you used on the purse and where it was purchased? I just love it and the bag is adorable!
Could I use either MistyFuse or Stitch Witcher on fabric that I fuse to paper, and then feed through my printer? I want to print on my hand-dyed fabrics, not purchased fabric paper.