by nanniesara 23 May 2012

What kind of stabilizer do you use on satin to keep it from puckering. I have been told a iron on. Help please! Thanks for your help.

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by bevgrift 24 May 2012

For your pillows.
Use an iron on vilene that is used for facings in dressmaking. I use it for all my pillowcase decoration.
Hugs Bev

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by cfidl 24 May 2012

I stabilize my satin like I do my organza... in vilene liquid goo!. place your scraps in a taller narrow bowl (ice cream carton), add hot water, stir(chop stick) until completely dissolved, remove anything that will not dissolve... add fabric (fat quarter size) remove from bucket and drip dry. It will drip, so I do mine outside and hang on clothes line. Remember vilene is polyester, so you do not want it to go down your pipes. Live Laugh Download Stitch!

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lyns by lyns 24 May 2012

wow. I have to try this. xx

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by drro 24 May 2012

Floriani has a website that tells you whta atabiliser of theirs to use with different fabrics. Look Here.

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drro by drro 24 May 2012

oops... my fingers are going nuts tonight! "what stabilizer" = "whta atabiliser" sorry

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by lidiad 23 May 2012

I can't help you but I'm interested too. I have embroidered satin fabric without hooping it, hooping two layers of Vilene only and using pins and a bit of UHU glue outside the placement stitches. This method is good for doilies. Hugs, Lidia

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nanniesara by nanniesara 23 May 2012

I really don't want to pin, because satin will have holes if you pin it, and I am making a pillow for daughters wedding. Thanks for the suggestion. Lets go check out emb library together.

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by bevintex 23 May 2012

here is the emblibrary tutorial

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lidiad by lidiad 23 May 2012

Thank you, Bev!
Hugs, Lidia

nanniesara by nanniesara 23 May 2012

Thanks I will check it out, I am making a ring barriers pillow for my daughters wedding, and I don't want it to look like I just threw it together. Thanks for the info. Sara

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