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Using water soluble stabilizers (non-woven)
Unlike other stabilizers, you can remove the water soluble
stabilizer by soaking the designs in a bowl of warm water.
Apply layers of water soluble stabilizers to fine fabrics
such as tulle and organdie or brushed fabrics such as
towel, velour, and corduroy for better sewing results.
You can embroider on the water soluble stabilizer directly
to create designs without fabric, or three-dimensional
embroidery designs by soaking lace designs.
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NOTE:
• Do not use non-washable materials.
• Apply layers of water soluble stabilizers to the
brushed fabrics such as towel, velour and corduroys
for better sewing results.
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After sewing, trim away the water soluble stabilizer
cutting approximately 3/8 inch (1 cm) with scissors
around the design pattern.
Remove the water soluble stabilizer by soaking the
design in a bowl of warm water.
Change the warm water and soak the pattern for 10
more minutes to fully remove the stabilizer.
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Rinse off the pattern several times to make the water
soluble stabilizer softer.
NOTE:
Be careful not to rub the fabric too much to keep the
shape of patterns.
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After melting away the stabilizer, wipe off the water
from the lace piece completely using a towel and dry
it out in the shade.