I add fusible to all my hand embroidery - it keeps cross overs from showing through.

Thanks for posting that link QuiltE what beautiful work.

Amazing! isn't it?

While I was overwhelmed and awestruck at first,
I soon realized many of those stitches are not all that hard to do.
So now make a point to add them in periodically along with my regular old stand bys!

The last few hand embroidered projects I've done I've cut the blocks oversize, drawn the pattern onto the fabric and then quilted each block to a square of cotton batting. After all of that it was easy to embroider and not worry if my thread went all the way through the batting or not and my knots and jumps did not show. (my backs are rather messy!) When it was time to sew the blocks together I just treated them as I would any other block - that thin batting didn't make much difference (I did usually have lashings between the blocks). Then I would just layer the quilt top as normal with a back and another cotton batting. (Clear as mud, huh?!)

I have done both with and without stabilizer. My preference is without. It makes the stitching easier to do and provides and evener flow of movement when stitching. Like others have said a good spray starch or sizing is the best I know of to make things stay pressed while in the hoop.
I don't do a lot of hand embroidery anymore but when I do I have changed over to a nice linen instead of muslin I found it is much more stable to work with. Have fun with your embroidery!

A "rajah" cloth works wonders in removing wrinkles; dampen it and use it like a press cloth; will remove Or create a crease if you need it. Love mine. Some quilt stores carry them and you can get it on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Sullivans-SLV...gateway&sr=8-3