By Kathleen BoulchI save all pieces big and small that I remove from projects using water soluble stabilizers all brands.
I put them in a glass jar with a lid and when I want to do a project on my sewing machine using some of the fancy stitches I just add water till all is dissolved and not too thick. I then put it in a squeeze bottle or if I have enough and my project is not too big I just soak it then let it dry I can then use my fancy stitches with out worrying about the stabilizer. I have even done this with in the hoop embroidery.
During this time when everyone is watching their finances, every little bit helps.
Thank you, I save all my peices and use them if I can but this is the best idea yet!
Kathleen. I am not sure I understand your instructions. Are you applying the WS to the material, adding water then drying? Do you still use a stablizier behind this material in a hoop?
I do something similiar except I put a little vinegar in the solution , keep it in the refrigerator and use a sponge brush to apply it to the fabric. I let it dry and then can embroider on it without using a stabalizer. I use it mostly for redwork.
I have saved the water soluble pieces but thank you for saving relating you save all brands of the stabilizer.
I may have missed something: what are you soaking? the material to be embroidered? How does that “stabilize” it well enough to use your fancy stitches??? It wouldn’t, in my mind’s eye, give you the extra backing necessary….hhmmmmm???
I’ve been using my scraps for smaller FSL flowers and bugs…also the flowers that are made of organza.
This is fantastic, and I can hardly wait to try it.
Sounds like a plan will have to try it great work
I also save my water soluable stabilizer pieces. Since one of the brands I had came on a cardboard roll like you get papertowels on I would simply shove any leftovers for any of them in the end of the roll. I did have a thought when reading you tip though. Why couldn’t you save a diaper wipe containter, wash it out, and shove the pieces into the container? Normally you would be pulling out the wipes but it should be just as easy to push in. A recyclable use for the plastic container and the flip top lid closure should make it easy to open and close. What do you guys think?? I’m going to give it a try!
This is a great idea. However, the writer states she can then use it on her “sewing” machine for fancy stitches. Can this be applied to “embroidery” machines as well? Do you still hoop? Do you still use some type of stabilizer? Maybe I don’t fully understand the value of water soluble stabilizer, but I thought it was used mostly to apply to the “top” part of the design so that stitching doesn’t sink into the fabric nap, e.g. towels. Please give some additional instructions.
Does this work when making lace and how are you supposed to use the dissolved stuff? Clarifaction on how to use it would be most welcome. Thank you
This is a great idea. I have been sewing my bigger pieces together with water soluble thread and reusing them, but I like this idea even more. I cant wait to give this a go.
Thanks
I save all my pieces too. You know you can also patch the stabilizer together to reuse too.
That’s a great idea. Once the water soluble stabilizer pieces disolves in the water, it’s like a paint on stablizer. Thanks for the tip.
I keep a mason jar in the refidgerator and when I have w/s scraps, I put them in the jar and they immediately disolve. I use sheer fabric for fsl some of my ornament designs as sometimes the stithes miss their mark. If this happens, everything is secure. I brush with a spatula, the liquid stabilizer evenly on this fabric and let it dry. This is quick, and it works wonderfully to make delicate designs as tree ornaments and other decorations. Would work nicely for flowers and leaves as well… Also, on edge of ornaments, I run a hot woodburning point along the edge quickly, and it sears the edge and removes any loose threads.