Working with Angelina Fibre
Angelina Fibre is notoriously difficult to photograph, and despite adjectives such as ‘twinkling, glittering, shimmering, iridescent…’which are commonly used in an attempt to describe it, it is difficult to appreciate these qualities until you actually see and use this beautiful fibre.
There are two kinds of Angelina fibre: the ‘hot fix’ or ‘heat bondable’ type fuses together when ironed to make a fine fabric; the non-bondable type doesn’t - We only sell the 'hot fix' kind on this website.
To bond Angelina, tease out a fine layer between two sheets of baking parchment, iron for just 4 or 5 seconds with a cool/medium iron, and you will have created your own iridescent fabric.
Iron with a slightly hotter iron and the colour changes, often showing more coppery and green hues. If the iron is too hot it will dull the surface - but this more subtle matt effect can also be useful in many situations.
The colours can be intermixed to stunning effect, and whilst a fine layer of fibre will produce a web-like fine fabric, a denser layer will produce a solid, strong non-woven fabric which can be cut, stitched or glued. It is also possible to trap different materials between the layers – try dried flower petals, snippets of thread, sequins, fragments of coloured foil. The fibre is very fine and light, and a little goes a long way. It is an excellent product for use in creative embroidery, textile art, cardmaking and many other crafts.