Born2Sew

We were at Lowe's today to pick up some things and I asked about "soil protector cloth". This really nice lady showed me where it was. There was 1 roll of it, and it was marked down to $4.34. I grabbed it! I guess I'll find out how well it works. For that price, I can't complain.

tessagin

Never heard of it but I use a tarp for outside and sheet or scrap yardage for inside.

elnan

I'm confused! What do you intend to do with it? Was this part of another thread previous to this post?

GEMRM

If you mean soil separator or trench cloth, I just got some a few weeks ago -I had the opportunity to use it yesterday for applique (stitch on the quarter inch line with right sides together, cut a slit in separator cloth and turn right side out). It works ok for the one piece I tried, BUT - it does melt if you use too hot an iron....... Having said that, the circle came out fairly well, and when appliqued to the base fabric, there was very little extra bulk. I just have to remember to cool the iron down next time!

GEMRM

I have heard of it being used as a stabilizer for embroidery too but I have no knowledge or experience (yet) in that field.

bakermom

I think some people use it as stablizer for embroidery.

Looks like we all saw this at once!LOL

sewingsuz

What does this soil protector cloth look like and what do Lowes sell it for. Is it a ground cover item?

Dollyo

DH did road, sewer, and storm sewer construction for 25+ years. He has used all kinds of soil stabilization fabrics over the years. He says that they would be very hard on your needles. He says that the first cut w/a utility knife will dull the knife.

Eva Knight

I have used this many times outside, but for the life of me, I just don't see it being used in sewing. I would NOT risk using that on my machine.

quiltingbuddy

What is it exactly? I didn't know soil needed protecting. Guess I've never heard of it.