Block Fusing - the technique you never knew you needed
Block fusing is a technique used in style sampling and mass production where the entire pattern piece requires a fusible interfacing. Think neck facings, waistbands, cuffs and collars. There are some great perks to using this method for your interfaced pieces and is a much-loved technique by our team. What is block fusing? Block fusing is where a piece of fabric is cut and a slightly smaller piece of fusible interfacing is cut to fit. The interfacing is then fused to the wrong side of the fabric and you can cut your pattern piece from the fused ‘block’. This method is used in mass production of garments. It enables the factory to fuse the interfacing and fabric together prior to cutting to save production time for fusing each piece individually. Instead of the factory having to individually fuse each piece they are able to fuse several metres at once with a machine and then cut the pre-fused pieces in one go. Why do we love block fusing? We love block fusing ...