Sulky 8.5x11 stabilizer, 8.5 x 11 12-Pack, White

You are able to print a design directly from your computer printer onto the Fabri-solvy then stick that onto your fabric and either hand or machine embroidery or stitch right onto it. It can completely replace using a light box or some other method to transfer a design to your fabric. When youve finished stitching, just rinse the Fabri-Solvy out with warm water. I like to do free-motion embroidery on quilts and this is great for that. Two things I wasnt expecting: first, the product doesnt stick very well to the fabric until you begin stitching, so you still need to put in a few pins to hold in place when you start out. Second, the directions sound like you just need to swish your piece through water a little bit to remove it, and it takes more rinsing than that. Ive been squirting projects very, very thoroughly with the hose thingy on my kitchen sink for about 5 minutes. Other than those two small drawbacks, though, I love this product. So very much easier than marking a design directly on fabric. To expensive (for me anyway) to replace marking an entire quilt top for quilting, though.

I love to embroider, but I dont enjoy transferring the pattern to the foundation fabric. I had three embroidery books with designs I was just itching to start stitching from--Simply Stitched by Yumiko Higuchi (an English translation of the Japanese Wool Stitch), available at Amazon, and two of Higuchis other books, Embroidery Life to Enjoy in Two Colors and One Color Embroidery and Goods (in Japanese; neither have been translated into English but both are available at Amazon and have awesome embroidery designs in them). I dont know where I came across this Sulky product (an embroidery blog?), but I decided to give it a try, even though the reviews were mixed. Within a week, I had half a dozen projects embroidered (and one embroidered needle book completed to give as a gift)--all thanks to this Sulky product. Here are some tips to get the best out of the product: Two out of three of the sheets that I sent through my printer went through effortlessly, but the third one jammed. Be sure that the corners of the page are in good shape (not bent or separating) before sending it through the printer. I printed a bunch of small projects (needle books, sachets, etc.) that filled the Sulky fabric sheet, then cut out the design I wanted to work on (I cut in between the sheets sticky side and its printed fabric side), leaving the remaining designs on the page until Im ready to use them (I put a piece of freezer paper over the top of the empty space on the page so it wont stick to anything). Then you just stick the design onto your fabric foundation of choice and start stitching. Though the product info says that a needle goes through the sticky Sulky fabric sheet easily and doesnt leave any residue, while this is mostly true, it does take me a little more oomph to get the needle through the layers sometimes (of course, the type of needle and foundation fabric you use will determine how smoothly it goes through as well). I used a variety of threads and flosses (Aurifil wool thread, overdyed/hand-dyed floss, DMC, Appleton crewel wool, etc.), all on various Robert Kaufman linen blends. The first design I did had quite a few French knots on it, and I was nervous about how the Sulky product would dissolve after stitching was completed, but it worked BEAUTIFULLY (even on the wool!). To finish, I used a shallow bowl with lukewarm water, put the embroidered design in it, swished it around, helped remove the fabric stickiness with my fingers, rinsed it in cold water, and hung it up to dry. There was no color bleeding (though you should use colorfast threads to be sure). Another benefit of this product is that when working on smaller projects, I didnt need to use a hoop, because the Sulky sheet acted as a stabilizer. This saved having to use a fabric piece that was big enough to hoop (which means savings in linen/fabric too). Another HUGE selling point for me is that it will be easy to embroider items like scarves and other clothing and home dec--basically, anywhere you can stitch with a needle and thread, which makes this a very versatile product. Ill use this product all the time now. Im so happy to actually be embroidering again; its very gratifying to see some finished pieces and to be looking forward to doing more. I will happily pay the price of this product to avoid hand-transferring designs.

I love this product ever since I found out it was better to use this compared to its’ water solvy counterpart. I can find/buy a pattern or stencil online and it’s so easy to just print like with regular paper. The only thing I don’t really like is that after maybe some time the adhesive does slowly stretch and comes off. Which I get that that is the purpose it just awkwardly moves the pattern a bit. Other everything about it is great! 10/10 probably gonna buy so much of this.

So easy to use and color prints on it well.

This worked amazingly well. It was a tiny bit difficult to remove it from under some of the stitching but came out with some cold water running on those spots and or letting it soak longer.

This is a great option for detailed embroidery pieces that may be hard to trace using other methods. But it’s not one I see myself using frequently. It was hard to push the needle through and left my fingers and needle sticky. For being so sticky, it didn’t stick well to linen. Not a bad buy, but my embroidery was less enjoyable while using it, so I ended up free-handing the rest of my piece. Will definitely use again if there’s something I can’t trace or free hand easily!

When I embroider, I am always timid to draw directly on the fabric. This paper is a life saver. Easy to draw on and even goes through the printer smoothly. The paper sticks very well to the fabric and does not move/budge once I begin to embroider. I have yet to wash it off, but based on the other reviews, it seems to dissolve right off with no issue! 10/10

Easy to use and works well.

I purchased this self adhesive and then learned that there are some counterfeits out there that might ruin your project and not dissolve. I tested the product before I started my project and was so pleased that it dissolved just as it should!!!