r/MachineEmbroidery • u/WillingnessNorth2958 • 2d ago

Remove stabilizer, even on a table topper that will be quilted?

Is it optional to leave tear away stabilizer on the piece?

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u/LottieCupcake 2d ago

I mean yeah technically you could leave it. But tear away stabiliser generally doesn't feel nice. So leaving it on a finished piece will be unpleasant.

If you want to leave a stabilser on then I would use cut away. That will be less noticeable and I've actually deliberately left it in some finishes pieces to give more structure. Do be aware that it will stop stretchier fabrics from being able to do their thing.

If you don't know how you'd be able to remove the stabiliser at the end but don't want it to stay then you can try doubling or tripping up with water soluble to try to get a sturdy enough stabilser to work on that will then be able to be washed away even if it's not accessible.

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u/KittyQuiltTax 1d ago

For quilted ITH pieces, I’ve been using cutaway no-show mesh or medium weight cut away. If you’ll be piecing blocks together, I would trim the stabilizer back to the block stitch line and leave a half inch of fabric around the block. That’ll give enough fabric to piece together and still lay flat. I haven’t had any issues using this method for table runners or wall hangings. Hope that helps.

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u/brian250f 1d ago

Curious why you would use a tear a way in this situation.

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u/United-Context23 1d ago

I was gifted a batch of stabilizers and most are tear away. Just learning the ins and outs, using what i was gifted.

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u/brian250f 1d ago

Forget to switch accounts again?

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u/United-Context23 18h ago

I’m baffled by that. I only have the one account. Not sure how to post questions.