Hello, fellow students of the costuming world!
As promised, here are the links to download the handouts and websites I mentioned during the lecture.
Pellon 101 – This is a 12-page PDF file that gives the name, description, and recommendations for fabric and projects for each type of interfacing. You can download it from this page from Pellon’s blog. The post is from July 2012, but good information never really changes.
Burda Style – This compact one-page guide is a good source for Vilene/Pellon if you shop online or abroad. The PDF file automatically downloads when you click the link.
Farmhouse Fabrics – Online shop that carries an assortment of interfacing and stabilizers, including the fusible interfacing that is suitable for use on silk, which unfortunately is currently out of stock. They specialize in heirloom sewing and, thus, carry both sew-in and fusible hair canvas for tailoring. (They carry some of these most delicious cotton batiste I have ever had a chance to lay my hands on to date, as well as a full complement of Liberty of London Tana Lawn prints.)
Pollard’s Sew Creative: Online class – January 2020: Making Sense of Stabilizers, Needles, and Threads. The course costs $10/US and is worth every penny to have a quick PDF guide.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to post them in the comments.
08/13/2023 Bonus Edit to add: One of the best uses for very lightweight fusible interfacing is for stabilizing pattern pieces that you intend to use more than once. Thus, if you use commercial tissue paper patterns and you find the perfect pattern for that blouse, shirt, pants, chemise, etc., iron that lightweight fusible interfacing to the back side of the pattern pieces, and it will last longer than you need the pattern.