I loved trying the new fusible elastic on my most recent pair of panties. I’d purchased a whole role of the HeatnBond, so decided to have some more fun with that.
Yes, 10 yards of it will last me a while.
Here’s a stock photo showing how it’s used.
I may do a whole panty using the fusible elastic, but for my next one, I wanted to see how it was around the leg opening.
One issue I might experience is I usually pull the lace around the lower leg curve of the back of the panty. I don’t want things riding up or moving around, and just a little tension there really does keep everything in place. I won’t be able to add that tension with the fusible elastic.
I think these are almost as equally adorable as my first pair. 
Hmm. I don’t love how narrow this gusset is. That’s something to change on my next try.
And I’ll share a warning – this tape doesn’t love curves at all. After struggling a bit to add it to one side, I ended up tearing off short strips along the second side.
It does give a very neat finish, but sadly, just what I was thinking would happen happened. The back doesn’t hug the way it usually does.
You can see the difference in the photo below. The lace being applied with a little tension makes a big difference.
This is the same pattern, same size. It’s the same fabric even. So the only difference is the tension that’s been applied.
I was thinking about it and I think this fusible elastic would be best used on a boyshort pattern.
Look at this boyshort from BMS. These leg openings are pretty straight.
This fusible elastic would be best used on a pattern like this. I think I’ll look through my patterns and see which boyshort patterns I have that will work well with this type of elastic.
Happy creating!
Thanks Michelle. That’s really useful information. I love your blog posts!
Thank you so much, Rebecca! I’m glad I can share my journey.
I have used this product a lot and I find, by itself, it doesn’t hold its stickiness after a while, so I’ll be interested to see if this is your experience as well
Linda, I did notice the first time I used it, it didn’t bond as well as the sample Bodil sent me. So I won’t be overly suprised if it doesn’t do really well over time.
It kinda looks like a thing to play with once or twice and then leave in the back of a drawer because it doesn’t measure up to the TnT methods.
Yes, I think you’re right. It might be a bit of a fad. I do love lace trim, so I think I would rather reach for trim than this. But for now, it’s fun.