Quote Originally Posted by Rick
Lately I have found a few fabrics in colours that would look great for garter flashes, with the exception that the fabric was to light of weight. To solve this problem I have sewn two pieces together into a tube, turned it right side out and pressed it. The V notch at the base does not look so good with these, so I decided to fringe the base about 0.25 in. A line of stitches just above the fringe prevents further fraying. Using this scheme, I have made matching bow ties for the flashes.

Rick
There is also a fabric backing called INTERFACING available at most fabric store - it can be ironed on or stiched in & can add weight & rigidity to most fabrics easily - can be cut to shape & comes in an array of wieghts so you can make your flashes hard as cardboard - or just a little stiffer if you like.