Originally Posted by
Shorebird
You need to better stabilize the fabric...........I use a fusible very light weight cotton called "PRESTO" and fuse on the back of the fabric I am embroidering..............I then use a high quality stabilizer (read that FLORIANI) and I hoop both stabilizer and fabric. I use a heavy weight tear away or a medium cut away, depending on the project. Stabilizer that is too light for the dense satin stitches will cause your design to pucker.
Floriani, Brother, Sulky and the other big names buy generic stabilizer, repackage it in small amounts and sell it for big $$. I buy my stabilizers by the roll from Allstitch.net, it's the exact same things as the packaged stuff but I get 3 times as much for the money I spend over buying it pre packaged. Wet n Gone and Aquamesh are two examples. Both of these products are just Vilene wash away. For what you pay for a small package of it Allstitch sells a 30yd roll. Floriani thread is also re packed thread from one of the companies that makes a no name thread. So don't let the big names fool you.
Cari