Wash Away - Water Soluble Machine Embroidery Stabilizer Backing & Topping 10 x 3 Yd roll - Light Weight - Cut into Variable Sizes for Machine Embroidery and Hand Sewing

I’m using this for free motion embroidery, and it works well. It’s also reasonably priced. I will buy again as needed. Excellent value.

This is my go-to washaway stabilizer for free-standing lace embroidery, adding light embroidery designs to tea towels, t-shirts and hoodies that I want unbacked for a soft drape, and anytime else I want the stabilizer to vanish. This is a nonwoven style that completely vanishes in luke warm water. For light and medium designs, or when using a woven fabric, one layer has worked very well for me with no tearing. (See the butterflies from Anita Goodesign for example.) When Im doing free-standing lace I usually use two layers with the grain going in opposite directions. Ive had zero problem with tearing when I use two layers. (And at this price theres no guilt to use it that way.) What I love most is that I can rinse away most of the stabilizer but leave enough starch in a FSL itemto give it shape (such as the flowers these made from a design from Embroidery by TM). If you want it softer, just soak it for a bit, change the water and soak again, or toss it in the machine if its machine washable. Ive tried about 5 brands of stabilizer, but I keep coming back to this as my favorite.

Around the holidays, I like to make freestanding lace ornamaments. I was looking for a less expensive alternative to Sulky or Vilene, and the reviews prompted me to try the Brothread product. I am so glad I did! It is sturdy enough to pull taught in the hoop, and stays intact throughout the machine lace embroidery process. And the best part is how easily and cleanly it dissolves in warm water, leaving just the freestanding lace intact. The residual stabilizer acts like a starch keeping the ornaments firm and flat. I will definitely purchase again.

Works great

I was leery of buying this product because it is hard to see if it is vilene or actual water soluble like wet and gone so when it came i opened the box and looked at it and sure enough it was just the same looks the same works the same for a much more reasonable price.

Works well

Gives me the stability I need to do machine embroidery

Great stuff. I highly recommend and will definitely buy again!

This was easy to use, did not shred in any of my projects like others do. Washed out nicely. Will buy again!

I love the product. I use it for all my embroidery projects. I’m so glad that Amazon carries a lot of the items I need for my projects.