Firm sew in horsehair canvas plastron interfacing (pad stitching)
Woven (produced in the Netherlands) sew in resillient horsehair interfacing suitable for plastrons: interior of coats, jackets and blazers
Pad stitiching is a tailor's technique to create stabillity and form to coats, it's like the skeleton of a jacket. This horsehair canvas creates a stable and shapely interlining.
Fashion with a plastron like suits, coats and jackets have a long lifespan, which makes them a more environmently friendly choice. Combine this firm sew in hymo interfacing with an excellent quality outer woolen fabric for an extra long lifespan
Why use this firm sew in horsehair cloth?
The combination of goat hair and horse hair creates a firm horsehair canvas that retains it's shape when wearing.
The width is 80 cm, enough to cut out a whole panel at once
Advantages of firm sew in horsehair cloth plastron interfacing
- very resilient
- suitable for heavy fabrics
- made from prodominantly natural raw materials
Horsehair canvas is not Vilene
Interfacing plastron horsehair canvas interfacing is not by the brand Vilene, Freudenberg Vilene is specialised in vilene for consumers who iron on with a household iron. Horsehair is a true tailor's product and therefore not a Vilene, but an interfacing horsehair This canvas is recognizable by the green/orange stripe on one side of the interfacing
Composition firm sew in horsehair cloth plastron interfacing
This canvas is prodominantly made from natural raw materials, only 7% synthetic fibers
34% rayon, 27% goat haar, 19% cotton, 13% horsehair, 7% synthetic fibers
The rayon supplies the suppleness, the goat and horse hair ensure the resilience and the synthetic fibers make the cloth stronger
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Sustainability is important!
Use natural materials for easy recycling of the garment at the end of it's lifespan...
