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What stabilizer do you use on Embroidering on flour sack towels

What stabilizer do you use on Embroidering on flour sack towels

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Old 11-14-2019, 06:10 AM
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Default What stabilizer do you use on Embroidering on flour sack towels

I sometimes use tear away but when the design is all words I don’t like having to pick all that stuff off. Have you used anything that works better. Tried Wash Away and it works okay but don’t like having to wash it out...land not sure how that holds up after washing a lot. Any help,appreciated!
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Old 11-14-2019, 06:23 AM
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I use a ter away on towels or a water soluble that dissolves when it gets wet.
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Old 11-15-2019, 06:02 AM
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I use tear away, try to pick a simple design unless I'm in the mood to pick stabilizer with tweezers!
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Old 11-16-2019, 10:40 AM
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I like to embroider on a strip of light fabric that I can see to the bottom of the towel. Or starch it a lot, use a light fusible interfacing that can be mostly peeled off and cut just around the design?
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Old 11-16-2019, 11:13 AM
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A little help here. Lots of different projects so you can see the recommendations.

https://www.emblibrary.com/EL/ELProj...ategory=Towels

The results are usually better with lighter designs.
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Old 11-17-2019, 02:37 AM
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I use an iron on cut away mesh that is very light weight. I usually use lighter designs on flour sack towels, I just cut a piece a bit bigger than the design, iron to back of towel where design will go, and hoop towel.
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Old 11-18-2019, 09:54 PM
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I use a light weight mesh style cut away stabilizer on my flour sack. I used to use a tear away but sometimes is would tug on the stitches.
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