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

If you are looking for an easy way to go complex embroidery this is perfect. All you do is print the design on the special fabric paper. then place it on the piece of fabric and sew on top of it. Then you just wash it off and it comes out looking super clean like it was not even there. I find this very helpful if I am trying to embroider words on something because it makes it super easy to line up all the letters so they do not look off.

I use this product to print cross stitch or embroidery patterns that I get from the internet. And it’s excellent. Comes off easily. Works great in my ink jet printer. Only issue is I wish it came in larger quantities!

Goes through inkjet printer without jamming!

Works well for machine embroidery

I was skeptical when I ordered this. I thought it would be too thick or too sticky, but I was wrong! Great way to create your own designs without the hassle of tracing & transferring. It does have a thickness to it and you will want to use a sharper needle to make sure youre getting through without stretching the paper or fabric. Absolutely easy to remove. Couple of swishes in warm water, little rubbing here and there and its gone! I will buy this again!

I used this product to embroider on quilt blocks! I traced the pattern using a light board, water soluble pen and pencil onto the Sulky sheet. I also copied the pattern, and used my printer with a Sulky sheet. Make sure you have enough ink in your printer. The adhesive sticks good, does not leave any residue on fabric, even after the material soaks off. You will get some residue on your needle while stitching. I kept an alcohol pad handy to wipe off the residue as needed. I will be using and ordering again as needed.

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.

Initially, I had the same problem with this Sulky product as many other reviewers--it gummed up the needle terribly and I had to clean the needle every couple of stitches. However, this issue went away after a couple of days of the Sulky adhering to the fabric. Poking the needle into the little holes that are naturally present on the surface of the Sulky sheet also helped with the gunk problem, though thats something only possible if they aligned with the design. Overall, its not a perfect product for every project due to its thickness and the adhesive issues, but for me it was a heaven-sent time saver and worked out rather well for a hand-embroidering on wool project. The design printed faithfully and reasonably clearly from the my inkjet printer, and the adhesive lasted through many days of sitting on the embroidery hoop without shifting.

I placed an order for 10 packs on May 13 and I received it May 20 all the way to the Philippines. Packaging could be better. This product is my favorite! It really does make stitching/embroidery easier. It works like a sticker so you can stick it on your fabric and firm like paper so you can stitch with ease plus the your preferred design is defined and clear. After youre done, you can wash away the paper with running water. But i like to throw them in the washing machine so the suds really dissolve. All in all, this product is unmatched!

I thought I was ordering Sticky paper, as is shown in the picture and described in the description. However, what arrived was Paper Solvy. The headline and photo and description do not match. So frustrating.