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Embroidery
Stabilizers
Stabilizer is the key to quality embroideries. When embroidering,
sewing decorative stitches, appliqué satin stitches or hemstitch-
ing, you should place a stabilizer underneath your fabric. There
are different types of stabilizers.
Tear-Away stabilizer
The tear-away stabilizers are torn away after the design is stitched
and are used for stable, woven fabrics such as denim, woven
cotton or blends, linen etc. When pulling the stabilizer from the
embroidery you should always support the stitching.
Iron-On stabilizer
Iron-On stabilizers are temporarily fused to the wrong side of
the fabric before starting to embroider. When the embroidery is
fi nished the stabilizer is carefully torn off. Iron-on stabilizers are
used on soft and slippery bias cut fabrics and unstable woven fab-
rics or knits.
Cut-A-Way stabilizer
Cut-a-way stabilizers are cut away from and around the embroi-
dery after the embroidery has been stitched. These stabilizers are
often used on stretch fabrics.
Wash-Away stabilizer
Wash-away stabilizers are stabilizers that will dissolve in water. It
can be placed on top or beneath the fabric. The stabilizer is often
used on top of loopy fabrics like terrycloth, fl eece, sweatshirts
and other fabrics where the stitches can sink into the fabric and
disappear. It can also be used on special stand alone digitized
lace designs.
Make sure that the fabric where you use Wash-Away is water resis-
tant and that you store the stabilizers in an enclosed plastic bag
since they are sensitive to humidity.
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