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    Old 09-03-2013, 09:42 PM
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    I only save the larger pieces.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 02:51 AM
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    I overlap them in the hoop to reuse them.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 03:22 AM
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    I use the left overs by spraying the back of the material with adhesive and making a patchwork of stabiliser bits onto it.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 03:47 AM
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    as long as they will fit something I want to make.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 04:36 AM
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    Yep!! I reuse, patch and splice, zigzag them together. This stuff can get really expensive so call me frugile. I'd rather spend my money on the thread.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 04:44 AM
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    Originally Posted by Suz
    Yep!! I reuse, patch and splice, zigzag them together. This stuff can get really expensive so call me frugile. I'd rather spend my money on the thread.
    That's what I do. How long can you continue to do this? I figure until there's nothing but thread or the stabilizer disengrates from handling.
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    Old 09-04-2013, 05:09 AM
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    I have used the sticky back stabilizer and "patched" a hole also
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    Old 09-04-2013, 10:39 AM
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    coffee filters are such an inexpensive stabilizer for medium and small projects that I don't really have to worry about it
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    Old 09-05-2013, 02:55 AM
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    I don't throw away the scraps either. I use as much as I can from the leftovers before tossing the rest. What I'm using right now is the Solvy. I'm using the 4X to transfer a quilting design over onto a quilt on the longarm. This is not a cheap stabilizer! I'm putting the leftovers in a 3 lb coffee can with water to dissolve it. That way all I have to do is paint it onto the cloth going in my embroidery hoop, let it dry, then embroider. You can make it as thick as you want, then wash it out afterwards.
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    Old 09-05-2013, 03:05 AM
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    No, I throw out left overs.
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