Stabilizers

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All you ever wanted to know about embroidery stabilizers (backings) but were sew afraid to ask!
By Fred Lebow

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Our most important consideration for embroidery projects is getting perfect registration (the ratio between bobbin thread and top thread to create a clear and perfect design.)

In general, the key to proper registration is to create a ”tambourine skin” type tension with the material within the hoop. If the material moves, bounces or slips, you will lose registration. What a stabilizer does is aid in achieving this drum skin type tension.

A stabilizer should be stable in all directions...

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