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From: Dianne Walker
Date: 08-24-2006, 04:21 PM (1 of 10)
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Hi What does everyone do with their left over bits of stabiliser and solvy? I have saved masses but nearly always cut a new piece each time. The iron on stabiliser will re-stick when ironed again but is it alright to patch pieces together or not to hoop again? What do you all do with it? Ideas please. Thanks Di Dianne
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User: Dianne Walker
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 08-24-2006, 09:04 PM (2 of 10)
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Solvy can be used again. Wet it and use it that way or wet it and make a big patchwork piece out of it. (let it dry before using) Some people keep liguid Solvy in a jar to stick fabric to stabilizer. I throw away the regular stabilizer. If it's not big enough to use in a 4x4 (or 2x2 for some machines) it's really not worth keeping. Trying to make a patchwork stabilizer out of the regular stuff doesn't work. It bends, comes apart, makes a mess. Kath Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: weezyrider
Date: 08-25-2006, 12:18 PM (3 of 10)
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You can keep some of the tearaway type for buttonholes or small decorative stitch embroidery. Weezy 
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User: weezyrider
Member since: 08-19-2003 Total posts: 218 
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From: lendube
Date: 08-25-2006, 12:20 PM (4 of 10)
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I have a 4 x 4 hoop and when I cut pieces in advance I always have strips of about 2 x 6 or so left over. I save these. I do a lot of small embroideries (dog bones specifically) and I will use a piece of stabilizer twice by reversing the stabilizer (turning 180 degrees) and using the strips to cover any spaces. I make sure it's tightly hooped on the sides. I sure wouldn't recommend doing this with holes much bigger. Mine are only 1 x 2 or so and it seems to work fine. Any bigger than that and you'll have problems. Lennie 
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User: lendube
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From: lendube
Date: 08-25-2006, 12:22 PM (5 of 10)
| Good Weezy, I've used it to reinforce pocket corners on aprons. L. |
User: lendube
Member since: 08-06-2006 Total posts: 1548 |
From: mamadus
Date: 08-25-2006, 01:54 PM (6 of 10)
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generally I will use left over pieces/parts of stabilizer to "patch" a hole in a larger piece of stabilizer... as lennie mentioned... I do this while the stabilizer I'm patching is still in the hoop and I use 505 (spray adhesive) to adhere the patch... if I'm doing the same design multiple times, I can usually use this method 4 or 5 times before the hooped piece of stabilizer simply becomes to loose in the hoop to be effective anymore... then it becomes the patch... LOL I also use those left over pieces to "float" under the hoop if whatever I'm working on needs some extra stabilizing... MO life is too short, not to explore
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User: mamadus
Member since: 12-31-2004 Total posts: 492 
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 08-25-2006, 07:29 PM (7 of 10)
I save every small piece of the water soluble stabilizer in a sealed baggie until I get a good handful. I then put them in a water spritzer, add water and shake. Spritz onto fabric and let it dry. It will be quite stiff and ready to embroider on. I don't own an embroidery machine  but I do a lot of decorative stitches and it works just fine. No extra stabilizer required. After I'm done stitching, I just rinse the piece in water to remove the stabilizer.I try not to waste anything. Reuse, recycle, reinvent other uses for almost everything. Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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User: mamahoogie
Member since: 12-25-2002 Total posts: 461 |
From: Dianne Walker
Date: 08-27-2006, 03:51 PM (8 of 10)
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Thank you all for your ideas. What a thrifty lot you all are!!!. I have a drawer full of bits so I will try and get some of them put to use now. Thanks very much. Di Dianne
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User: Dianne Walker
Member since: 01-05-2005 Total posts: 59 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 08-28-2006, 09:33 AM (9 of 10)
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I will be using some of these ideas as well, I've been stewing about throwing away all those bits and pieces, now I have some ideas! Thanks!
Laura
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User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: mamadus
Date: 09-18-2006, 02:31 PM (10 of 10)
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a little tip that might help... rather than pre-cutting pieces to fit your hoop (ex. 5x5 pieces, 8x8 pieces, etc) if your stabilizer comes on a roll, say 18 inches by 25 yards.... cut a strip across the entire 18 inches.... then hoop just the end for the present project...as you complete your project, unhoop the stabilizer and rehoop a little further down the strip of stabilizer...(I hope I haven't made this sound more complecated than it is, lol) this saves a lot...I buy a lot of stabilzer from embstore.com and it comes on 60 inch long tubes.. I cut across the entire 60 inches and just keep moving down the strip... hope this helps.. MO life is too short, not to explore
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User: mamadus
Member since: 12-31-2004 Total posts: 492
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