Do you stabilize when hand embroidering?
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Never. When you first start you should use a hoop or scroll frame and that stabilizes the fabric. I have embroidered for years and now I can do without the frame. I just hold it in my hand, but embroidery fabric tends to be a little more stiff than regular fabric, so that is already enough stability.
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Originally Posted by judylg
I see stabilizer is used when machine embroidering, can you use some kind of stabilizer in hand embroidery? And still get the needle through?
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One of the gals at work just tried the wash-away stabilizer and she said it was really hard to get the needle through. I have seen where someone doubled the muslin and it seemed to work. Another girl embroiders through the batting - that definitely keeps the threads from showing through.
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Originally Posted by loopywren
Originally Posted by judylg
I see stabilizer is used when machine embroidering, can you use some kind of stabilizer in hand embroidery? And still get the needle through?
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