Embroiding for Beginners

An embroidery backing is stretched together with the fabric in the embroidery hoop before embroidering; without the right embroidery backing, nothing usually works. The type of stabilizer you use depends entirely on the type of fabric and the embroidery project in question. Embroidery stabilizer is available in different thicknesses, whereby thinner stabilizer is generally used for thinner fabrics and thicker stabilizer for thicker fabrics.

There are different ways in which the stabilizer is attached to the fabric to be embroidered and whether or how it should be removed after embroidery is complete. A distinction is made between tear-away, wash-away and cut-away.

Below are two different types of tear-away fleece:

• Embroidery stabilizer (tear-away): This stabilizer is suitable for almost all fabrics. Before hooping it in the embroidery hoop, it is lightly attached to the wrong side of the fabric with a spray adhesive. A textile adhesive that is free from acids and greenhouse gases is best suited for this. After embroidering, the excess stabilizer can simply be torn off.
• Fixing embroidery stabilizer (tear-away): This stabilizer is particularly suitable for elastic outer fabrics, but can also be used for all other fabrics. It is temporarily ironed onto the wrong side of the fabric before embroidering. It stabilizes the fabric and ensures distortion-free embroidery. After embroidering, the excess edge can be torn off.