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Interfacing

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈɪntəfeɪsɪŋ/nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, interfacing means: A layer of material placed between the outer fabric and the facing, often ironed on, to make parts like collars, cuffs and plackets firmer.

In Turkish: tela, yapışkanlı tela

How it is used

Interfacing can be fusible (iron-on) or sew-in, woven, knitted or non-woven. In factories it is often called interlining, and it is fused with a fusing press at a set temperature, time and pressure. Bubbling after washing is a typical fusing problem.

Example sentences

  1. The collar needs a firmer interfacing; it collapses after one wash.

  2. Please send us the fusing settings for this interfacing.

Common collocations

  • fusible interfacing
  • woven interfacing
  • fuse the interfacing
  • fusing press
  • collarThe band or folded piece of fabric attached around the neckline of a shirt, jacket or coat, which can stand up or fold down.
  • placketA strip of fabric that finishes an opening in a garment, usually holding the buttons or buttonholes, as on a polo shirt or shirt sleeve.
  • liningA layer of thin fabric sewn inside a garment to hide the seams, help it slide on easily, add warmth or give it a cleaner shape.
  • cuffThe band at the end of a sleeve that finishes it at the wrist, often fastened with a button; in American English also the turned-up hem of trousers.

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