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Old 07-28-2018, 02:42 PM
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janjanq
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Default Embroidery stabilizer used as starch?

I was reading some reviews on Amazon about some water soluble topper embroidery stabilizer when I ran across a review that surprised me. A lady stated that she dissolved a yard of stabilizer in hot water, put the liquid in a spray bottle and used used it like spray starch. She said it worked great! I have never heard of anyone doing this. I wonder if it's cheaper than buying spray starch. Anyone else try this?
Added note: I went back and re-read the review after typing the above. Please note that she wasn't using it for quilting. She was using it to stiffen the fabric in her embroidery hoop. She mentioned she had to wash the fabric later to remove the stabilizer. So I don't know if it would work for quilting or not. Just thought I'd better clarify this.

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