Foam Body, Fused on Both Sides
Hey everyone. Corey here. Bag makers know the secret is never the fabric you see — it is the structure underneath. Pellon FF79F2 is a lightweight, easy-to-handle foam stabilizer with a trick the sew-in foams don't have: it is fusible on two sides. Press it to your outer fabric, press the lining to the other face, and the whole sandwich behaves like one material with stability and lasting body. Pellon promises a great professional finish to all project types, and the construction is simple: a 100% polyurethane inner foam with a 100% polyester outer tricot fabric. This is the bolt — 20 inches wide, 10 yards long. If you prefer the sew-in route, see our Soft & Stable 15-yard roll guide; for the woven fusible family, start with our SF101 bolt guide or the featherlight P44F bolt guide.
Top 10 Uses for Pellon FF79F2 Two-Sided Fusible Flex-Foam
- Tote Bags That Stand Up -- Foam body means your tote holds its shape on the counter instead of puddling.
- Handbags and Purses -- Stability and lasting body are the difference between homemade-looking and professional finish. Pellon says so itself.
- Lined Bags Without the Fuss -- Two fusible sides: outer fabric bonds to one face, lining to the other. No separate sew-in layer to wrestle.
- Storage Baskets and Bins -- Fabric baskets that actually stay open and upright, sized however you like.
- Tablet and Laptop Sleeves -- A lightweight foam layer gives soft structure and a little cushion around the tech.
- Lunch Bags and Coolers' Cousins -- Structured soft bags that keep their shape trip after trip.
- Placemats With Presence -- Foam-backed placemats lie flat, feel substantial, and hold up to daily use.
- Table Runners -- Lasting body keeps a runner smooth and finished instead of wavy at the edges.
- Hat Brims and Costume Pieces -- When a project needs to hold a shape in three dimensions, foam is the honest answer.
- Classrooms and Repeat Projects -- Ten yards on the bolt. Cut what the pattern asks, project after project, from one consistent roll.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "two-sided fusible" actually mean?
Both faces of the foam carry the fusible coating. Your fashion fabric fuses to one side and your lining fuses to the other, so the foam disappears into the middle of a bonded sandwich. That is what gives projects their stability and lasting body without a separate basting or sew-in step for the foam itself.
What is Flex-Foam made of?
The fiber content is right on the listing: a 100% polyurethane inner foam with a 100% polyester outer tricot fabric. The tricot skin is what your fabrics bond to, and it keeps the foam easy to handle and cut.
How is this different from Soft & Stable?
Application. Soft & Stable is the sew-in style foam we stock on a big roll. FF79F2 is the press-and-go route — if your project and fabric suit fusing, the iron does the holding. Plenty of bag makers keep both and pick per project.
Is it heavy or stiff?
Neither, by design. Pellon describes it as lightweight and easy to handle. It adds body and a professional finish, not board-like stiffness — your bag still feels like a bag.
Why the 10-yard bolt?
Foam stabilizer gets used in big pieces — full bag bodies, basket sides, sleeve panels. A 20-inch by 10-yard bolt means the foam is on hand at pattern width, cut to length as you go, instead of rationing small packaged sheets.
Shop the Pellon FF79F2 Two-Sided Fusible Flex-Foam Bolt
Structure is the difference between a bag you carry for a season and a bag you carry for years. Fuse it in on both sides and sew with confidence. Thanks for reading. We'll see you next time. Bye.
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