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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Fibrous Water-Soluble Stabilizer

This type of water-soluble stabilizer is called Wet N Gone® by the Floriani Company and an apt name it is. Not all fibrous water-soluble stabilizers are created equal. Some will require 1 layer and others will require more. Some wash away in seconds in cool water, others require longer and hot water. This particular type of water-soluble stabilizer offers greater stability then the plastic kinds. It doesn’t stretch in the hoop. It isn’t affected by heat or humidity. One single layer of most fibrous water-soluble stabilizers are, on average, recommended to hold 10,000 to 12,000 stitches per hooping. The Wet N Gone is recommended to hold up to 15,000 stitches, but I’ve been known to stitch pieces that had above 30,000 stitches in one hooping. Of course, I can’t vouch that it will work every time as both the digitizing of the design and the tension setting on the machine have a big impact on the success of the stitch out as well as the stabilizer itself.

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from Marie of My Embroidery Haven

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MOOSE B STITCHIN

HOME OF THE "IN THE HOOP" EMBROIDERY PROJECTS

PURELL CASES 1

For the 5x7 hoops

Make this "In the Hoop" cover for the
purse sized 1 oz. Purell Hand Sanitizer
bottles. No more digging to the bottom
of your purse to find it. Clip it on to
your key ring or any handy place so it
will be ready to use when you need it.

Teeny Utility Trucks

These two ducks are
beautiful stitched in rayon
thread. The directional
stitching creates lots of
subtle colors and
dimension.

Use water-soluble stabilizer when
stitching twin-needle Christmas trees.

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