I use a good water sol stablizer on top and bottom of the towels this stops the treads from sinking into to the terrycloth
When I do t shirts I put tearaway on bottom lay on the shirt then water sol stabliver on top This way you can tighten your stablizers whithout pulling and streaching the t shirt to much
Hint: when you finish cut away any extra water sol stablizer you can. You can use the small piece for extra support in small areas for emb or place in a small spray bottle with some water Now you have a real good spray starch.