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All About Fabric Stabilizers
With all the stabilizers available today,
it's become a bit of a chore deciding
which one to use when embellishing your
garment. Our chart is to help you wade
through the most popular stabilizers for
embellishment work today.
Stitch Legend |
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| S = Satin Stitch |
B = Blanket Stitch |
D = Decorative Stitches |
M = Mock Hand Applique |
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| Cut
Aways |
Stitch |
Weight |
Material |
Fabric |
| Sulky's Cut Away
Plus |
S,
B, D, M |
Med.
to Heavy |
Nonwoven |
Knits (sweaters, T-Shirts,
Sweatshirts) |
| Sulky's Cut Away Soft & Sheer |
S, B,
D, M |
Light |
Nonwoven |
Baby Knits, Sheers, Batiste |
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| Tear
Aways |
Stitch |
Weight |
Material |
Fabric |
| Sulky's Tear Easy |
S |
Light |
Nonwoven |
Wovens (cotton, linen,
denim, wool, canvas) & Non Wovens
(leather, synthetics) |
| Stitch N Ditch |
S, B,
D, M |
Light |
Paper |
Wovens & Nonwovens |
| Pellon's Stitch
N Tear |
S |
Medium |
Nonwoven |
Wovens & Nonwovens |
| Sulky's Stiffy |
S |
Heavy |
Nonwoven |
Heavy Wovens |
| Sulky's Totally
Stable |
S |
Medium |
Nonwoven |
Wovens |
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| Wash
Aways |
Stitch |
Weight |
Material |
Fabric |
| Sulky's Solvy |
S, B,
D, M |
Light |
Film |
Over appliques on high
loft fabrics (terry, velour, velvet,
fleece) |
| Sulky's Super
Solvy |
S, B,
D, M |
Medium |
Film |
Same as Solvy |
| Pellon's Sol-u-Web |
S, B,
D, M |
Light |
Nonwoven-
Iron On |
Same as Solvy |
| Avalon by Madiera
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S, B,
D, M |
Light |
Film |
Same as Solvy |
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Did
You Know?
Backings or stabilizing
materials, generally non-woven textiles, are
placed inside or under the item to be embroidered
or embellished.
The backing provides support and stability
to the garment which will allow better
results to the finished embroidered product.
Backings come primarily
in two types: cutaway and tearaway.
With
cutaway, the excess backing is removed
with a pair of scissors. With tearaway,
the excess is simply torn away after the
item is finished.
Additional types of stabilizers
include those which are dissolved either
by water or heat.
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