Gay

The main purpose of using stabilizer is to make fabric a stiffer surface for machine embroidery, otherwise the tug of the thread would pucker the fabric, and that looks terrible. When the design is finished there is no further use for the stabilizer. I prefer to use wash-away stabilizers, sometimes several layers, and starch, and the embroidery comes out lovely and soft depending how dense the stitching is. Must admit I haven't used this product though I've heard great reports.

Onebyone

The embroidery is soft after washing the Terial away. I can't stand stiff embroidery on clothes. I embroider the front of shirts and tops and want the embroidery to feel like part of the fabric. Never thought that stabilizer kept the design intact. I don't get wrinkles using Terial. I get the fabric as stiff as cardboard before hooping.

applique

I buy it by the gallon and use it instead of starch.

klswift

Something that jumped out at me was that it 'washes out completely'. Then, if you use it for labels and it washes out, your label will then start to fray. So, it's use should be considered temporary. Saying that, it would just depend on the cost because freezer paper is so very cheap.

Onebyone

? Sorry I don't understand what you mean. Terial is like a super duper starch spray and does wash out like starch. It stiffens the fabric, nothing else. It doesn't hold the stitches in place. If use it for a stabilizer to embroidery a quilt label then I have to attache the label on the quilt if I use Terial or not. I've never used freezer paper for embroidery. Terial does cost much more then freezer paper.

MarleneC

I've used it and very happy with it. Good to use on fabrics that I'm doing applique work on.

sewnclog

I too have used it and like it; you do need to let it soak into the fabrics but it does stiffen up fabrics particularly for machine embroidery or if sewing a lot of points on quilts and bias (applique); works great.

Onebyone

I usually spray and let sit for a minute or two before ironing. There is no long soak time unless you get the fabric very wet. I soaked a fat quarter when I first used the spray and it could stand upright without falling over. LOL This is a great demo for your guild. Spray a ten inch square and press using starch. Let members feel it. OK it's starched fabric. Then let them feel a ten inch square pressed with Terial spray. The it's OH MY Goodness! What is that called again? LOL

Onebyone

Machine embroidery using Terial spray.

Kwiltr

I bought it after making a lone star quilt with bias edges that even with starch had stretched on me . I haven’t tried it yet with Terial Magic, but am hopeful it’ll work better. I was just thinking though how the quilting process will go if the fabric ends up really stiff? Any experience on that aspect?