Applique Stabilizer Question
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Applique Stabilizer Question
I will be teaching an applique class in January, and was wondering if any of you appique'rs could recommend a water soluble stabilizer? I don't want to use freezer paper for this project I will be teaching. I saw something on the "Create For Less" website, called Handlers Rinseaway Nonwoven Stabilizer, but am not familiar with it. TIA for any suggestions.
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I've used Vilene, badge master & solvy. Don't really have a preference. All worked well. I get most of my stablizers from all stitch. Here's a link to their water solubles:
http://www.allstitch.net/department/...agic-10009.cfm
http://www.allstitch.net/department/...agic-10009.cfm
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Sulky Solvy works. I'd just order a small amount of whatever you're thinking of using to make sure you can stitch through it easily enough. Our guild is making a raffle quilt & people wanted to do the stabilizer method (only a couple of us actually do applique -- most of our guild only does piecing) but the pieces varied between 3/4" - 1.25" x 1-2.5" so it just ended up being really bulky to try and stitch through so we ended up going raw edge fusible (H&B Lite) with a satin stitch. Solvy works nice with larger pieces as long as you aren't using a very thin white fabric as the fibers can sometimes show through a bit.
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If you use a washaway, you'll have to adhere it to the fabric. There is a temporary spray glue that people use to adhere vilene to fabric like 505. They do have a sticky washaway that wouldn't require the spray glue, but I think it's expensive. There are a variety of washaways at this site.
http://www.worldweidner.com/Vilene-W...izer-12in.aspx
http://www.worldweidner.com/Vilene-W...izer-12in.aspx
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