Is there an way to make silk fabric sturdy?

I am looking to make a peice of silk fabric stand up straight for an art project. Thanks for your help.|||the iron on (fusible) interfacings work quite well - but depending on what you are making with it - (do you have the shape that you want it to be molded?) - you can use watered down white glue to stiffen up fabric (it won't be wearable anymore) -





the stitch on interfacings tend to come in heavier strengths so depending on how much you need to stand up, you may wish to go this route -





how thin of a silk are you using - what i would do (personally) would be to take the silk to the fabric store (not walmart, but a REAL fabric store) and ask the ladies at the cutting table which interfacing will fuse without making the silk look bad (if the silk is REALLY thin, the fusing may stain the silk)..





good luck!|||I think either interfacing or the strongest glue will still sag somewhat, especially if it's a large piece.





Go to the fabric store and buy a bottle of some stuff called Stiffy or similar.





You could also try heavy duty starch, but I still think it won't be stiff enough.





Consider gluing a piece of cardboard between two sheets of the material





Good luck.|||There are interfacings or stiffeners that you can can buy at fabric shops. Or you could use fusible webbing (it makes two pieces of fabric stick together) and a stiff canvas, maybe. Just be careful applying to silk.