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Stabilizers: Which one should I use?


Tear Away

Ultra Clean &
Tear
Use with woven fabrics & towels.
Medium to high stitch count.
Washes away after a few washings.
Lightweight Use with woven fabrics.
Great for paper-pieced quilt blocks.
Removes cleanly and easily.
Stabilstick Pressure sensitive tear-away.
For hard-to-hoop items.
Use with woven fabrics.
Great for multiple hooping.
Fusible Use with woven fabrics.
Great for paper-pieced quilt blocks.
Removes cleanly and easily.

Wash Away

AquaMesh Water soluble mesh stabilizer.
Great for stand-alone lace.
For sheer or lightweight fabrics.
AquaMesh Plus Water soluble pressure sensitive
stabilizer.
For hard-to-hoop woven items.
Sheer, lightweight, fine fabrics.
Improved adhesive-washes out
easier!
AquaFilm Lightweight water soluble topping.
For napped fabrics such as fleece,
sweatshirts, sweaters.
Textured fabrics such as knits,
denims.
BadgeMaster Heavyweight water soluble stabilizer.
Perfect for stand-alone lace.
For sheer or lightweight fabrics.
80 Micron thickness.

CutAway

Cut-Away Soft Perfect for use on most wovens, knits, or unstable fabrics.
Excellent base for light to heavy stitch count designs.
Adds crispness to fashion accessories and craft.
Cut-Away Heavy A versatile stabilizer that softens after washing,
and can be used on nearly all fabrics, with
nearly any design.
Good for denim can be used on nearly all fabrics, with nearly any design.
Tender Touch Stabilizer Tender Touch is a lightweight, permanent stabilizer that is ideal to "cover-the-back" of finished computerized embroideries to protect sensitive skin from scratchy stitches.
It can also be used as a preparation for all delicate fabrics like silk, satin, lame', batiste, open weave wovens, and lightweight cottons to help prevent shredding or distortion due to heavy needle penetrations while embroidering.