With a materials list that included lots of Vilene S320 (and none of it's heavier cousin Vilene S520), I had to think outside the square (so to speak) when it came to protecting the fabric from the back of the magnetic catch. 
As I usually do these days, I used a 2.5cm (1") square of Peltex between the fabric and the back plate of the magnetic snap. But this time, I fused a few 5cm (2") squares of Vilene S320 over the back (instead of Vilene S520). It worked a treat! Although not as cardboard-flat as S520, the layers can be fused on one-at-a-time with much lower heat and with less steam, and it sticks super-well to hold the snap and all the fabric surrounding it.
It doesn't actually need the reinforcement of the stitching around the Peltex square (because the Peltex and Vilene S320 are fused fast) but I still like the look if it.
Ok - enough from me.... Back to the secret-squirrel cave....
3 comments:
noice!
I can only find one supplier of S320 over here and they won't give me a wholesale threshold for it, grrr. (I mean, how much I'd need to buy to get what of a reduction per metre, so I have to pay retail + VAT + postage from London, sorry I can't buy it from you!!)
Autumn here, just the time for squirrels!
Cheers,
AJ
Huh, I just learned something new looking at the back out your clasp, I always fold the prongs outwards! Maybe I should start looking inwards...
Clever, you! Here I've been interfacing the fabric, beefing up the area of the magnetic catch with more fabric... and then being bothered by the back of the catch abrading the fabric. Thank you for a brilliant, simple solution.
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