I'm having an heirloom attack. So far, I've only used my new emb machine for things where what the back side looked and felt like didn't matter. There's some soft, fine Swiss batiste here and I'd really like to make some baby gowns. What stabilizer ( or whatever) do I need so I won't have scratchy bits stuck permanently on the 'wrong' side of the embroidery? I'm thinking I'd need to baste the batiste to the stabilizer and only hoop the stabilizer so the batiste wouldn't have stretchy hoop marks - but other than that, I don't know where/what sort of stabilizer technique will work 'and' disappear. I do thank you kindly if you have any guidance for me. Polly
'How to' for batiste
Jun 21, 2010
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Water soluble adhesive stabilizer. One would be "Adhesive-Back Aqua Melt Water Soluble Stabilizer". No basting, either. Non adhesive brands of water soluble stabilizer include Solvy (made by Sulky) and Floriani's "Stitch 'N Wash", which are just two of many. It just washes away. Also use for towels, bed linens, t-shirts, etc. etc.
Wonderful. I had no idea that there was an adhesive water soluble. Thank you so very much. Polly
"Herb" wrote > Polly Esther wrote:
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