When appliquing.......
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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As long as you've already appliqued that area go ahead and remove needed stablizier. It won't make a difference. Even if you bought new you'd be piecing it in so use the old and safe money. Even when I use water sol. stablizier on embroidery I save what I can before I desolve it and when I need two layers, I hoop it with one large piece and the spray baste the waters soluable and put it where the designs will go. it saves alot of money that I can spend elsewhere.
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
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For this type of applique, instead of using a stabilizer, I heavily starch the background fabric before cutting. This makes the background fabric stiff enough to prevent "tunneling" and other distortion from the applique.
My technique for starching yardage is to mix a 1:1 solution of Sta-Flo Liquid Laundry Starch and water, "paint" the solution on using a large wall painting brush until the fabric is saturated (I do this on my kitchen island), toss in dryer, then iron with steam.
My technique for starching yardage is to mix a 1:1 solution of Sta-Flo Liquid Laundry Starch and water, "paint" the solution on using a large wall painting brush until the fabric is saturated (I do this on my kitchen island), toss in dryer, then iron with steam.
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