The Bag Makers Field Guide to Interfacings, Stabilizers & Reinforcements

Stop second-guessing your stabilizers — and start making bags with confidence. If you've ever stood in the fabric store (or scrolled online) completely overwhelmed by the wall of interfacings and stabilizers, you're not alone. Choosing the wrong one wastes money, potentially ruins projects, and leaves you frustrated. This field guide was created to fix that. The Bag Makers Field Guide to Interfacings, Stabilizers & Reinforcements is a 33-page download that is an interactive reference manual designed for bag makers of all skill levels. It's part research tool, part personal journal — giving you a reliable starting point and a place to document your own results over time. Get your free sample page below! Inside you'll find: ✅ Done-for-you research on the most widely used (and some specialized) stabilizers. Woven, Non-Woven, Fusible, Sew-In, Glue-In and Self-Adhesive. Along with detailed information on applications steps, where it is best used on your bag, Pros & Cons and of course a space to add your own sample and notes. ✅ My Swatch Library — A blank template to add your own stabilizers you've discovered and document your findings. ✅ Decision Chart to guide your material choices in 4 simple steps. ✅ Troubleshooting Guide for when things don't go as planned and you want to know why and what to do next time. ✅ Quick Reference Guide for fast, at-a-glance answers. ✅ International Reference Chart — because great bag making happens everywhere! Includes equivalent products and retailers available outside the US, so international makers are never left searching for substitutes on their own. ✅ Resource Page featuring curated links to small independent retailers and trusted mainstays in the bag making community — shops worth knowing and supporting. ✅ All this, along with a binder cover and spine labels that allows you to make your own binder just the way you want. Perfect for you if you: Love organization and consistent results. Are tired of wasting money on the wrong supplies. Want one go-to reference you'll use for every single bag. Instant digital download. Print it, use it, make better bags. All digital downloads are non-refundable. Binder not included.