Freestanding embroidery

Don/Gen wrote:
You use Peltex or Timtex for freestanding EMBROIDERY bowls. Interesting,
especially since most of the ones I do are lace and that would defeat the
whole purpose of the lace.
Gen

I missunderstood. I'm sorry.

-georg

"Dorothy McNutt" wrote in message
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Thanks. I'll see if the 2 layers of Ultra Solvy works.
It is kind of expensive though. I will check out Discount
Embroidery and other sites on the net. I was at a quilt
show last week end but didn't think to check to see
if any vendor had it.
dreamboat


Also check out the fiber-based washaway stabilizers. They also wash
completely away, but look more like stabilizer, not a film like Ultra Solvy.
Vilene is probably the best-known brand. I use H20 Gone. These work well
for freestanding lace and similar projects, and are easier to handle than
the film types. At least I think so.

Iris

Dorothy, you don't need to get the badgemaster. The key is to not wash
all the stabilizer out. You need to have the "goop" left to make the
thread stiff. The more you wash out the limper the bowl will be. If you
have rinsed too much, try leaving the bowl on whatever you have shaped
it over. (Do put a layer or two of plastic or foil or something over
the form first.G ) Then coat with a couple of coats of something like
Mod Podge. Let dry between coats. When dry the Mod Podge is permanent
and you won't have to worry about the bowl getting wet or damp.
Often times we are so used to rinsing out all of the stabilizer that we
don't adapt well to not rinsing it out. BG

Good luck and congrats for experimenting with this "new" skill.

Pati, in Phx

Dorothy McNutt wrote:

Thanks everyone for all you help. I'll see if I can find
some badgemaster. Does anyone know where you
can buy it? I don't think I really saw it at QS's or
fabric stores. Maybe on the internet somewhere.
dreamboat
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