EllieGirl

I want to make embroidered wall hangings for my grandchildren. At least one will be Winnie the Pooh. What would be the best fabric to use for a background...just regular fabric?

nvb50

I use linen.

Tartan

I look for a really high quality light fabric. I like one with a tight weave and I sometimes use a small white on white or Kona cotton. Some people use a lightweight fusible or 2 pieces of fabric but I prefer one layer of good cotton fabric.

twinkie

I agree with Tartan, however sometimes I do use a good quality muslin, depending on the look I am searching for. Don't forget to post the results.

romanojg

I use cotton for most embroidery projects and then it depends on the stitch count as to what kind of type of stabilizer I use Floriani's workbook for guidence on this. I buy my WS at Hancocks and use the coupon and then buy several yards at a time.
http://www.rnkdistributing.com/pdf-f...Stabilizer.pdf

Steady Stiching

Are you talking about hand or machine embroidery? If you are doing machine I'd use something sturdy like Duck cloth.
I've used both linen and muslin for hand work.

tessagin

I would think linen would be best but I don't embroider much.