Applique

What is applique?

Applique comes from the french appliquer which means to “put on”. In applique, one layer of fabric is placed over another layer of fabric and is sewn in place. Applique opens a whole new design world to the kitebuilder.

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Reverse applique is where the layers of fabric are sewn together and then the excess layers are cut away.

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Further Reading:

• Forum member, Carlos, did authored a wonderful article on applique for Kite Life magazine. You can find it HERE.
• Tony Ferrel discusses his version of the Bobby Stanfield technique: http://www.kitebuilder.com/tech_bsam.html
• Kai Griebenow demonstrates his technique here:http://www.thedurants.net/kites/kai/applique.html
• Jose Sainz’s did a HGTV episode on applique. Find it here: http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/crafting/article/0,,HGTV_3352_1370402,00.html
• Peter Betancourt demonstrates his applique technique HERE