| Choosing the right embroidery stabilizer can take time | | | | project it is important to be aware that they will not |
| and some experimentation. Before you start trying out | | | | stand up to being wet, so you will need to choose |
| the various stabilizers it is a good idea to understand | | | | another type of embroidery stabilizer. Water Soluble |
| what is available and what purpose the different | | | | Stabilizers are often used as a topping (on top of your |
| stabilizers serve, and which fabrics they are best used | | | | embroidery) or in the hoop. When used on textured, |
| on. Armed with this knowledge you should be able to | | | | high pile, or knit fabrics, water soluble can be utilized as |
| make an informed decision and save quite a bit of | | | | a topping and will help you to not lose your stitches. |
| time and money. | | | | Water soluble stabilizers are useful on sheer, delicate |
| Embroidery stabilizer can be divided into four major | | | | fabrics like silk or lace. |
| categories: Tearaway, Water Soluble, Heat | | | | Heat Removable Stabilizers will flake away when they |
| Removable and Cutaway. Cutaway stabilizer attaches | | | | are ironed. Some fabrics cannot get wet, like wool, |
| itself to the fabric that you are working with, while | | | | satin, and velvet, so Heat Removable Stabilizers are a |
| Water Soluble, Heat Removable and Tearaway come | | | | good choice for these fabrics. They may also be used |
| off when you are finished sewing. Fusible stabilizers | | | | as a topping. |
| are joined to cloth by warming them with an iron, and | | | | Cutaway Embroidery Stabilizers come in a range of |
| sticky stabilizers use an adhesive to join to the fabric. | | | | thicknesses; the thicker your fabric is the thicker the |
| These four types of embroidery stabilizer come in a | | | | cutaway stabilizer should be. Cutaway stabilizers are |
| variety of sizes that are designed to fit various hoops. | | | | useful on projects where you are afraid of losing your |
| All of these types of embroidery stabilizers have their | | | | stitches, and can be used when you are creating |
| purposes, and within these groups there are subtypes, | | | | emblems or patches. They can be used on fabrics as |
| like fusible and sticky, for different fabrics and uses. | | | | thick as upholstery, or on more common thicknesses. |
| As the name would indicate, Tearaway Stabilizer is | | | | When you have found the right stabilizer for your |
| torn off of your embroidery when you are done | | | | projects you will want to keep samples and notes, so |
| sewing. Some tearaway stabilizers tear off easily, | | | | that months or years later, when the same job or a |
| while others require more work and possibly the use | | | | similar project comes up you will be ready with the |
| of tools. Often it is better to stack tearaway | | | | right products. The correct combination of thread, |
| embroidery stabilizers rather than using one thick one. | | | | stabilizer, and fabric will take time to figure out; you |
| Tearaway stabilizer is used on thicker, solid fabrics, | | | | won't want to repeat the process. You may want to |
| such as denim or towels. | | | | bag a sample of the fabric with a piece of the best |
| Water Soluble Stabilizers will dissolve when washed. If | | | | embroidery stabilizer that you have found to work with |
| you need continual support for your embroidery | | | | that fabric. |