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Stabilisers & Backings
A stabiliser (referred to in industrial circles as backing) is an essential for machine embroidery. It is used to support the fabric during the stitching process, and to keep puckering or stretching on fabric from occurring.
The choice of stabiliser can make or break an embroidery project! Using a stabiliser that is insufficient for the fabric or the stitch count of the design can make even the best digitized design look bad.
Stabilisers are classified by the method that is eventually used to remove the excess from the back of the project after the design has been stitched.
The three most common types are:
1) Cut Away – see our range
2) Tear Away – see our range
3) Wash Away – see our range
and within each group, there are several weights of stabiliser (usually measured by ‘gsm’ – grams per square metre.)
A good rule of thumb to follow is —
• Choose the weight that most closely corresponds to the weight of the fabric to be embroidered.
• Choose the weight according to the stitch count of the design – the greater the stitch count, the heavier the stabilizer should be.
Adhering any one of these stabilisers to the fabric with a temporary adhesive spray before hooping is recommended to keep the layers from shifting during the embroidery process and to make the item easier to hoop.
A stabiliser (referred to in industrial circles as backing) is an essential for machine embroidery. It is used to support the fabric during the stitching process, and to keep puckering or stretching on fabric from occurring.
The choice of stabiliser can make or break an embroidery project! Using a stabiliser that is insufficient for the fabric or the stitch count of the design can make even the best digitized design look bad.
Stabilisers are classified by the method that is eventually used to remove the excess from the back of the project after the design has been stitched.
The three most common types are:
1) Cut Away – see our range
2) Tear Away – see our range
3) Wash Away – see our range
and within each group, there are several weights of stabiliser (usually measured by ‘gsm’ – grams per square metre.)
A good rule of thumb to follow is —
• Choose the weight that most closely corresponds to the weight of the fabric to be embroidered.
• Choose the weight according to the stitch count of the design – the greater the stitch count, the heavier the stabilizer should be.
Adhering any one of these stabilisers to the fabric with a temporary adhesive spray before hooping is recommended to keep the layers from shifting during the embroidery process and to make the item easier to hoop.
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Matilda’s Own Polystick Sticky Backing is a tear away backing variant that has been treated to have a tack/sticky quality, sleeved against a sheet of release paper. The sticky side of this backing (behind your release sheet) is pressure sensitive, only reaching its full “sticky” potential once it has been pressed onto, or otherwise applied to a fabric or garment. Use this stabiliser for your hard to hoop projects and small items; such as – pockets, socks, cuffs, belts, shirt collars, etc. This backing is also fantastic for preventing ‘hoop-burn’ when working with fabrics like velour and brushed corduroy!
A4 size (21.5cm x 28cm) – 5 pieces/5 sheets included
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Matilda’s Own: Rainbow Batting is 5cm x 20m (2in x 22yd) strips, perfect for use with your jelly rolls and any other sewing / craft projects.
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Matilda’s Own Batting Joiner No Sew Batting Joiner tape is 4cm x 20m in dimensions. This fusible tape is used for joining batting and waddings with absolutely NO sewing required!
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Use Quilt Basting spray to secure your quilt top and back to quilt batting. No need to pin to hold fabric together before you begin decorative stitching!
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Reynolds Kitchen Freezer Paper has one side that is shiny. When ironed onto fabric, the shiny side will stick!
It can be removed and re-ironed several times before it becomes too fuzzy to stick anymore. Freezer paper has a nice weight. You can then see through it for tracing designs.
Freezer Paper is a fantastic tool for sewing and quilting, being used for many applications, such as drawing stencils, paper-piecing, and even as stabiliser.
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Matilda’s Own: Rainbow Batting is 5cm x 20m (2in x 22yd) pure cotton strips, perfect for use with your jelly rolls and any other sewing / craft projects.
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Matilda’s Own Polystick Sticky Backing is a tear away backing variant that has been treated to have a tack/sticky quality, sleeved against a sheet of release paper. The sticky side of this backing (behind your release sheet) is pressure sensitive, only reaching its full “sticky” potential once it has been pressed onto, or otherwise applied to a fabric or garment. Use this stabiliser for your hard to hoop projects and small items; such as – pockets, socks, cuffs, belts, shirt collars, etc. This backing is also fantastic for preventing ‘hoop-burn’ when working with fabrics like velour and brushed corduroy!
A3 size (29.7cm x 42cm) – 5 pieces/5 sheets included
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Applifix iron-on fusible webbing is perfect for any form of applique. It’s easier to work with and doesn’t come off the backing until you want it to!
Great for stitching through multiple layers of fabric yet thick enough for a strong bond for machine applique. Use as a substitute for vliesofix — and see the amazing difference!
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- Insul Bright Reflects Heat or Cold Back to the Source
- No Pre-wash Necessary
- Machine Wash and Dry
- Made in the U.S.A.
- Easy to sew through!
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 80gsm – 16 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 80gsm – 19 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Melt away backing (sometimes known as the plastic tearaway) provides stability for your embroidering – and when completed, can be dissolved away completely with an applied heat (ironing.) This backing is a great for your more delicate varieties of fabric, such as; organza, lycra, tulle, silk, and lightweight cottons or polyesters, rayons, etc. In the same vein as Solvy, this glossy plastic product is designed to be completely removed in the final phases of embroidery (with Solvy, this is achieved with water – with melt away, it’s heat!) and as such, this product can be used in the same capacity as a topping for towelling work.
Clear – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
White 85gsm – 16 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
White 85gsm – 19 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – White 80gsm, 23cm x 23m
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Applifix iron-on fusible webbing is perfect for any form of applique. It’s easier to work with and doesn’t come off the backing until you want it to!
Great for stitching through multiple layers of fabric yet thick enough for a strong bond for machine applique. Use as a substitute for vliesofix — and see the amazing difference!
Contains a roll of 50cm wide by 3 metres long material.
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Paper Wash Away, as its name implies, is a stabiliser that dissolves and “washes away” in water. Use this paper-like material as backing and stability for embroidered lacemaking, then simply dissolve it away in warm soapy water to leave your designs behind! Typically used for lace-making and other free-standing projects.
White – 50 centimetres by 10 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 80gsm – 23 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 80gsm – 33 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – BLACK 80gsm, 23cm x 23m
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Paper Wash Away, as its name implies, is a stabiliser that dissolves and “washes away” in water. Use this paper-like material as backing and stability for embroidered lacemaking, then simply dissolve it away in warm soapy water to leave your designs behind! Typically used for lace-making and other free-standing projects.
(Equivalent to Wet N Gone.)
White – 50 centimetres by 9.1 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 80gsm – 33 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – White 80gsm, 28cm x 28m
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
White 85gsm – 23 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 50gsm – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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‘Dimple’ is a specialised tear away variant that is generally softer than standard tear aways, and is evenly perforated (dimpled!) to make the act of tearing away your backing easier, and to eliminate any distortion or warping of your embroidered design in the tearing process. This backing is best utilised on light-weight woven or knit fabrics, and/or any delicate design work.
White – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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‘Solvy’ is technically a ‘washaway’, as it is a water-soluble material. Solvy differs as it appears plastic and transparent, and has a filmy thin texture. Solvy is the ideal topping for fabric and materials with a pile – towels, polar fleece garments, etc. The softer and bulkier the fabric, the easier stitches tend to disappear into the material resulting in unsightly embroideries – so use Solvy to combat this. It is not ideal for lacemaking, as it is not as thick/stiff, and is likely to tear under the strain.
Clear (Opaque) – 30 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 60gsm – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – White 85gsm, 23cm x 23m
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – BLACK 85gsm, 23cm x 23m
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Matilda’s Own Polystick Sticky Backing is a tear away backing variant that has been treated to have a tack/sticky quality, sleeved against a sheet of release paper. The sticky side of this backing (behind your release sheet) is pressure sensitive, only reaching its full “sticky” potential once it has been pressed onto, or otherwise applied to a fabric or garment. Use this stabiliser for your hard to hoop projects and small items; such as – pockets, socks, cuffs, belts, shirt collars, etc. This backing is also fantastic for preventing ‘hoop-burn’ when working with fabrics like velour and brushed corduroy!
White – 50 centimetres by 9 metre roll
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
Pre Cut Squares (250pc) – White 85gsm, 28cm x 28m
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
White 85gsm – 33 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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‘Dimple’ is a specialised tear away variant that is generally softer than standard tear aways, and is evenly perforated (dimpled!) to make the act of tearing away your backing easier, and to eliminate any distortion or warping of your embroidered design in the tearing process. This backing is best utilised on light-weight woven or knit fabrics, and/or any delicate design work.
White – 50 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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No Show Cut Away is a specialised low-profile cut away variant, considerably softer and with more sheer than a standard cut away backing. Designed originally to be used specifically on performance-wear garments/materials and also moisture-wicking fabrics, No Show offers a considerably lower threshold of visibility while only sacrificing a small amount of stability when compared to normal cut away. A single piece of No Show will easily handle designs ranging from up to 8,000 stitches — but for anything more, considering using two pieces (and also do so for those especially stretch garments/materials.) If you want low-profile, it has to be No Show!
White – 30 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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‘Solvy’ is technically a ‘washaway’, as it is a water-soluble material. Solvy differs as it appears plastic and transparent, and has a filmy thin texture. Solvy is the ideal topping for fabric and materials with a pile – towels, polar fleece garments, etc. The softer and bulkier the fabric, the easier stitches tend to disappear into the material resulting in unsightly embroideries – so use Solvy to combat this. It is not ideal for lacemaking, as it is not as thick/stiff, and is likely to tear under the strain.
Clear (Opaque) – 30 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 60gsm – 50 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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‘Solvy’ is technically a ‘washaway’, as it is a water-soluble material. Solvy differs as it appears plastic and transparent, and has a filmy thin texture. Solvy is the ideal topping for fabric and materials with a pile – towels, polar fleece garments, etc. The softer and bulkier the fabric, the easier stitches tend to disappear into the material resulting in unsightly embroideries – so use Solvy to combat this. It is not ideal for lacemaking, as it is not as thick/stiff, and is likely to tear under the strain.
Clear (Opaque) – 10 centimetres by 200 metre roll
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Sticky Backing is a tear away backing variant that has been treated to have a tack/sticky quality, sleeved against a sheet of release paper. The sticky side of this backing (behind your release sheet) is pressure sensitive, only reaching its full “sticky” potential once it has been pressed onto, or otherwise applied to a fabric or garment. Use this stabiliser for your hard to hoop projects and small items; such as – pockets, socks, cuffs, belts, shirt collars, etc. This backing is also fantastic for preventing ‘hoop-burn’ when working with fabrics like velour and brushed corduroy!
White – 37 centimetres by 10 metre roll
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Sticky Backing is a tear away backing variant that has been treated to have a tack/sticky quality, sleeved against a sheet of release paper. The sticky side of this backing (behind your release sheet) is pressure sensitive, only reaching its full “sticky” potential once it has been pressed onto, or otherwise applied to a fabric or garment. Use this stabiliser for your hard to hoop projects and small items; such as – pockets, socks, cuffs, belts, shirt collars, etc. This backing is also fantastic for preventing ‘hoop-burn’ when working with fabrics like velour and brushed corduroy!
Black – 37 centimetres by 10 metre roll
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If fabrics are stretchy, will be laundered frequently, or need to hold up to repeated wear and tear, cut away stabilizers are the best choice. Cut away stabilizers remain attached to the embroidered item and are trimmed away close to the embroidery area.
BLACK 85gsm – 33 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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Matilda’s Own Aqua Web is a stabiliser that dissolves and “washes away” in water. Use this paper-like material as backing and stability for embroidered lacemaking, then simply dissolve it away in warm soapy water to leave your designs behind! Typically used for lace-making and other free-standing projects.
(Equivalent to Wet N Gone.)
White – 50 centimetres by 22.9 metre roll
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Equivalent to Vliesofix, equivalent to Applifix
- Matilda’s Own Tilda Fix Lite is a paper backed fusible web on a release paper.
- 45cm wide by 9 metre long roll
- Simple to use, transforms fabric to iron on for applique.
- Trace, fuse, cut and fuse.
- Finish with machine or hand stitching.
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No Show Cut Away is a specialised low-profile cut away variant, considerably softer and with more sheer than a standard cut away backing. Designed originally to be used specifically on performance-wear garments/materials and also moisture-wicking fabrics, No Show offers a considerably lower threshold of visibility while only sacrificing a small amount of stability when compared to normal cut away. A single piece of No Show will easily handle designs ranging from up to 8,000 stitches — but for anything more, considering using two pieces (and also do so for those especially stretch garments/materials.) If you want low-profile, it has to be No Show!
White IRON ON – 30 centimetres by 50 metre roll
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No Show Cut Away is a specialised low-profile cut away variant, considerably softer and with more sheer than a standard cut away backing. Designed originally to be used specifically on performance-wear garments/materials and also moisture-wicking fabrics, No Show offers a considerably lower threshold of visibility while only sacrificing a small amount of stability when compared to normal cut away. A single piece of No Show will easily handle designs ranging from up to 8,000 stitches — but for anything more, considering using two pieces (and also do so for those especially stretch garments/materials.) If you want low-profile, it has to be No Show!
White – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 50gsm – 100 centimetres by 100 metre roll
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Tear away is a temporary stabiliser that is easy to remove, but still offers an added layer of stability to bolster your fabric whilst embroidering. Tear away stabilisers are designed to be removed from the embroidered item.
White 60gsm – 100 centimetres by 100 metre roll
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No Show Cut Away is a specialised low-profile cut away variant, considerably softer and with more sheer than a standard cut away backing. Designed originally to be used specifically on performance-wear garments/materials and also moisture-wicking fabrics, No Show offers a considerably lower threshold of visibility while only sacrificing a small amount of stability when compared to normal cut away. A single piece of No Show will easily handle designs ranging from up to 8,000 stitches — but for anything more, considering using two pieces (and also do so for those especially stretch garments/materials.) If you want low-profile, it has to be No Show!
White IRON ON – 50 centimetres by 25 metre roll
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