Is 'dry cover up' the same as WSS film that I use when stitching on fabric with loft, like towels or velvet?

Thank you to everyone for all that information.
I've been hunting and found the dry cover up. I will be ordering some to try it out.
It just goes to show that we never can stop learning, we never know it all because someone will find a need and work out a solution.... to the very problem that you didn't know you had in the first place.
It's always good to have on hand anything that will enhance our stitching.
AlmaG.

This link worked better for me.

http://www.hoopitall.com/stabiliz...

No, it's not like wss. The topper comes in colors as well as clear and is used under the embroidery design to keep nap or the back ground color from showing through the design. Example, using a black towel and your embroidery design is yellow. You use the yellow topper under your design and the black doesn't show through. It's a tear-a-way but stays permanently. I hadn't heard of 'dry cover up' but I'm assuming it's the same/similar.

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by ramona 10 Jan 2012

Here is a link to more information for 'Dry Cover Up'. It does appear to be the same type of topper.
http://www.secretsof.com/content/...

by almag 10 Jan 2012

Thank you for that excellent help.
AlmaG.

Dry cover up is Brilliant Alma!!! It is tearaway heavy film that stays under the stitching for the life of the item. It is great for towels when you want to give them as gifts because you don't have to wash or wet the towel to remove the WSS.

I have added the link to the suppliers. I bought the clear one as I figured it would be more versatile.
hugs n roses, Meganne

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by almag 10 Jan 2012

Thank you, Meganne, for that information. I'll have to get some to do the towels that I didn't have time to stitch before Christmas.
Alma.

I bought the product and was pleased! I have to order on line because no shops here handle it. I especially liked it for black embroidery on a light background fabric, using the black cover up keeps from using so much felt tip marker to fill in if the stitches don't cover, also using white on a black fabric for light threads, as no marker helps with that! However, I have purchased inexpensive thin plastic table cloths from the dollar store and they work just fine. A good alternative and cost effective. I don't use it lots, but I like having it around. Linda

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by almag 10 Jan 2012

Thank you for that help. It's always good to know how a product works by someone who's used it.
I never stop learning here or being amazed at the ingenuity used by embroiderers.
Alma.

Hi AlmaG,

It is not the same and does not melt away like WSS film. It is a think plastic like material that stays in place forever. It blocks any fabric fuzz from ever poking through the embroidery stitches. I often use it.

Did you read the article that I posted a link to in my response? EmbLibrary also mentioned using a think tablecloth plastic. I have used that on embroidered gumball machines and am not sure it will hold up for repeated washing and drying. It may though, I may try it. It would be cheaper.

The 'dry cover up' is great and makes the finished embroidery design very neat and crisp looking. It comes it numerous colors but I only keep the clear now because it does the job and I don't usually need any colored underlay.

Email me privately if you need more information and more links.

Marcelle
lewismm@bellsouth.net

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by marcellelewis 08 Jan 2012

That should read in 2 places 'thin' instead of 'think'. Sorry, my fingers get ahead of my brain much too often.

Marcelle

by almag 09 Jan 2012

Thank you, Marcelle. I understand what it means now. At first I thought you meant 'thick' instead of 'think' but 'thin' makes a whole lot more sense.
AlmaG.

by marcellelewis 10 Jan 2012

Glad you figured it out with my typos. The older I get the less my fingers go where I try to send them.

by olds 11 Jan 2012

In reading about Dry Cover up. Can you get
it locally or do you have to order it. I
live in Mobile and this is new to me. I just made an ALA Key case with an A. I had
a time with the hounds tooth colors bleeding thru the white I used to put the
monogram A on. I finally used a heavy
stablizer. Would this work for this?
Maureen

Hi Alma, can't help but thought I'd say hi anyway. Had some crazy weather lately haven't we.

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by almag 09 Jan 2012

Crazy is right!!!!
We seem to have had our four days of summer and now we are back to autumn/spring/nice warm winter's day weather.
How are you going, Vicki?
Did you ever sort out your Janome-distant-mechanic problem or did you just get another machine?
AlmaG.

by almag 09 Jan 2012

machine?
AlmaG.