interfacing laminated cotton

 Since sewing with laminated cotton is all new to me,

I thought I'd post my discoveries here as I go along.

Feel free to comment from your own experience with

this unusual fabric -- I'd love to hear your ideas!

Okay... so, laminated cotton cannot be ironed directly,

as the plastic would melt to the iron or board. That said,

it CAN be ironed indirectly. The pattern I'm currently

using calls for fabric to be interfaced with fusible fleece.

The important thing here is to place the laminated cotton

WRONG SIDE UP, with the fusible fleece ON TOP.

Cover with a pressing cloth (either damp or spritzed with

water) and press. Hold the iron firmly, pressing down on

the fabric, for the shorter length of time given on the 

interfacing instructions. For my sample, this was ten seconds.

 Above is the result when the fabric was placed directly

(face down) on my ironing board. As you can see, the

metal grid of the board is embossed slightly on the

laminate. It doesn't change the finish at all, just the shape.

This is the result of ironing with a pressing cloth under

the laminate as well as on top of the fleece. The extra layer 

protects the fabric from the underlying shapes coming through. 

However, some lumps and even a bit of a crease line still show here. 

My recommendation is to go with one flat piece of fabric under 

the stack of layers if your ironing board is not well padded.