fuyuko83 Report post Posted April 13, 2011 Hi all! Sorry if this subject has been treated before - I poked around and couldn't find any info. Someone has commissioned me to make a stuffed pony plush for them, and I recently made one out of (what I assume is) about 3ish oz cowsplit suede. A friend of mine gave me a pile of suede she found, and so I made something from it. This was my first time working with suede. I just proceeded as if it was any other leather, and I used the handpunch and leather sewing techniques. Mostly I used the baseball stitch. The problem is the person who just commissioned me is a vegetarian, and would prefer I look into faux suede materials like Ultrasuede. Has anyone worked with this stuff before? I don't do garment sewing - so it needs to be hefty enough to use the handpunch + baseball stitch. Also, if it's too flimsy I'm afraid there will be puckering at the stitches. Then again, because the project is such small scale, if the 'temper' is too tough it won't want to wrap and hold a shape. Am I making sense? Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! My previous pony project is in my gallery, if you'd like a visual reference. Thanks so much for your time! ~Janice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladykahu Report post Posted April 13, 2011 Ultra suede is pretty thin, but you could possibly fabric glue it to some light weight felt to give it the extra body and yet still allow the stretch. Use proper sheeps wool felt rather than synthetic as the synthetic stuff doesn't handle stretch well (it falls apart). the sheep aren't harmed during shearing, so most vege's are ok with wool products. Natalie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fuyuko83 Report post Posted April 13, 2011 Ultra suede is pretty thin, but you could possibly fabric glue it to some light weight felt to give it the extra body and yet still allow the stretch. Use proper sheeps wool felt rather than synthetic as the synthetic stuff doesn't handle stretch well (it falls apart). the sheep aren't harmed during shearing, so most vege's are ok with wool products. Natalie Oh - thank you so much! I was despairing of ever getting a reply =) Now I just have to source some lightweight felt.. At least my customer is more than willing to pay for the materials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
