romanojg

I agree and either water soluable topping or water soluable stabilzer, it lays on top of the fabric and keeps the thread from sinking into the fabric. This is especially true for towels, blankets, etc but I also have used it for other designs, especially monagrams. If you can't see thru the fabric you can use either cut away or tear away on the bottom, I've had luck with the stabilzers from JoAnn's. Look at embroiderylibrary.com, they have lots of tutorials on stabilizers, fabrics, needles, etc. it'll help