Sewing Notions: Stabilizers

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Tear Away - A strong lightweight tear-away for easy applications where added stability is needed. Can be used 1 or 2 ply.

Tear & Rinse - A water soluble plastic film used on top of fabric when embroidering knitwear & terry cloth, this allows details of embroidery designs to stand out more clearly. When embroidering or monogramming is finished, just tear off excess Tear & Rinse. If small pieces are left, just spray with water, wait 3-4 seconds and brush away using soft brush. You can also save left over scraps of Tear & Rinse, mix with water for a liquid stabilizer. (Approx. 1 yd. scraps to 1 cup water). Keep it in the fridge between uses.

Solid Bond - An iron on, Tear - Away stabilizer used under design area of fabric. Great for stretch fabrics, templates for quilting, appliqué, monogramming & decorative stitching.

Cut Away - A soft medium - heavy backing that cannot be torn, It is required when sewing lose woven and knit fabrics to provide stability.

Black Tear Away - A strong, lightweight tear away for easy applications where added stability is needed on a dark fabric that you don’t want to risk an white stabilizer showing through.

Easy Tear - This evenly perforated material is suitable for machine embroidery on most fabrics. This slip resistant backing gives you greater stability while stitching, then tears away cleanly in all directions. It is soft and nonabrasive and supports embroidery designs without adding bulk.

“The Original” Quilt Basting Spray - This spray saves hours of frustration by eliminating the need for basting or pinning of not only quilts -- but in embroidery and sewing as well. When doing machine embroidery you simply place your stabilizer into your hoop and spray the stabilizer with the quilt basting spray. Place fabric on top of your hoop before attaching hoop to your machine. It is also ideal for embroidering collars, pockets, cuffs, ties, ribbon, socks, doll clothes, etc. It will allow your fabric to become one with your stabilizer so that you can machine embroider on the smallest of areas.

"Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing!" (*book) - This book gives you all the info you need on the What-When-Where-Why-Which & How to use backings & toppings to achieve professional results in all of your creative sewing projects!

Puffy Foam - Add flair, 3-dimension and excitement to computerized embroidery and machine-fed or free - motion satin stitch embroidery! Puffy foam is a high quality ethylene vinyl acetate film that is made specifically for use with home sewing machines. When used on top of fabric, it perforates cleanly and makes stitching stand well above the fabric. Choose puffy foam colour similar to your thread colour. There is virtually no waste, even very small pieces can be used. It is nontoxic, water resistant and machine washable.