Sulky 8.5X11 Stabilizer, 8.5" X 11" 12-Pack, White

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Very useful i use it for embroidery

Worked well - print, stitch - until the rinse, it left a stain on the fabric. Disappointing!

Tudo certo.

Was trying to work out how on earth I got a design onto the material to then embroider (I’m a beginner), this stuff is amazing! Sticks on, washes away once your design is finished. Does to take a while to arrive from the US though so expect in a month not a few days.

I love to embroider, but I don't enjoy transferring the pattern to the foundation fabric. I had three embroidery books with designs I was just itching to start stitching from--"Simply Stitched" by Yumiko Higuchi (an English translation of the Japanese "Wool Stitch"), available at Amazon, and two of Higuchi's other books, "Embroidery Life to Enjoy in Two Colors" and "One Color Embroidery and Goods" (in Japanese; neither have been translated into English but both are available at Amazon and have awesome embroidery designs in them). I don't know where I came across this Sulky product (an embroidery blog?), but I decided to give it a try, even though the reviews were mixed. Within a week, I had half a dozen projects embroidered (and one embroidered needle book completed to give as a gift)--all thanks to this Sulky product. Here are some tips to get the best out of the product: Two out of three of the sheets that I sent through my printer went through effortlessly, but the third one jammed. Be sure that the corners of the page are in good shape (not bent or separating) before sending it through the printer. I printed a bunch of small projects (needle books, sachets, etc.) that filled the Sulky fabric sheet, then cut out the design I wanted to work on (I cut in between the sheet's sticky side and its printed "fabric" side), leaving the remaining designs on the page until I'm ready to use them (I put a piece of freezer paper over the top of the empty space on the page so it won't stick to anything). Then you just stick the design onto your fabric foundation of choice and start stitching. Though the product info says that a needle goes through the sticky Sulky fabric sheet easily and doesn't leave any residue, while this is mostly true, it does take me a little more oomph to get the needle through the layers sometimes (of course, the type of needle and foundation fabric you use will determine how smoothly it goes through as well). I used a variety of threads and flosses (Aurifil wool thread, overdyed/hand-dyed floss, DMC, Appleton crewel wool, etc.), all on various Robert Kaufman linen blends. The first design I did had quite a few French knots on it, and I was nervous about how the Sulky product would dissolve after stitching was completed, but it worked BEAUTIFULLY (even on the wool!). To finish, I used a shallow bowl with lukewarm water, put the embroidered design in it, swished it around, helped remove the "fabric stickiness" with my fingers, rinsed it in cold water, and hung it up to dry. There was no color bleeding (though you should use colorfast threads to be sure). Another benefit of this product is that when working on smaller projects, I didn't need to use a hoop, because the Sulky sheet acted as a stabilizer. This saved having to use a fabric piece that was big enough to hoop (which means savings in linen/fabric too). Another HUGE selling point for me is that it will be easy to embroider items like scarves and other clothing and home dec--basically, anywhere you can stitch with a needle and thread, which makes this a very versatile product. I'll use this product all the time now. I'm so happy to actually be embroidering again; it's very gratifying to see some finished pieces and to be looking forward to doing more. I will happily pay the price of this product to avoid hand-transferring designs.

So far so good using this. The edges tend to curl up with much handling of the item while hand embroidering so I'm careful. I iron the embroidery pattern to transfer onto the Fabri-Solvy. Getting the iron on the right setting has taken some practice - too hot and the pattern seems to melt onto the Solvy and looks a little blurry. Has taken some practice, but I'm getting there.

This is a super convenient way to get more complex patterns onto fabric for embroidery. The stabilizer washes away without a trace after stitching. I recently have started using Microsoft Sketchbook Pro to trace family portraits, and this is the simplest way to transfer the image. The pages fit in a regular printer. The stabilizer loses it adhesiveness over time, but a couple of anchor stitches fixes that problem. It is easy to get the needle through and does not leave sticky residue on the needle or thread. Would highly recommend.