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I was given a tip that works great. For those that have small projects that the back will now show, use used dryer sheets. I press them and then use them as my backer. Save money. Recycle.
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I agree with recycling. I am a little skeptical if you are using something this light weight for stabilizer. I have ruined projects with too little stabilizer.
My rule of thumb is the lighter weight the fabric, and increased stitches, the heavier the stabilizer needs to be. I might use a dryer sheet on denim but not necessarily on light weight cotton.
I did, however, manage to recycle that dryer sheet and you can see what I did in this blog: http://www.annthegran.com/blogs/avid-embroiderer/archive/2010/08/06/the-avid-embroiderer-presents-the-giving-tree.aspx
I love to embroider and embroiderers are the BEST!
Pat, The Avid Embroiderer
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I read the post as recycling used dryer sheets to cover the stitching (after the stitching has been completed) and not as a stabilizer.
Otherwise, using the dryer sheets as a stabilizer would not cover the back of the design any more than commercial stabilizer. This may be a good resource and just incorrect wording?
If this is so, I do not know how the dryer sheets are attached. Products sold for this purpose are fusible.
For anyone wondering about covering the back of the finished stitch-out, you can use fusible tricot interfacing (sold by the yard or fraction of a yard where fabrics are sold).
Then, there are products intended specifically for this process. Cover-A-Stitch is one such product - http://www.allstitch.net...ng-dream-weave-10326.cfm
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