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.

This is the best invention. Hands down. I made a custom design and was able to easily transfer it to this and make it come to life!

I was very hesitant to use this product, and avoided it for awhile after seeing some of the negative reviews. Im so glad I took the chance as Ive had nothing but great experiences and amazing projects with the use of sulky. I use this for hand embroidery. This product has taken my stitching projects from good to great! This is very simple to use and makes stitching on terry, knit, cotton, waffle threaded and a myriad of other fabrics even, professional looking and beautiful. It not only stabilizes the fabric but allows your stitches to sit on top of the fabric perfectly. The stitches do not sink into the fabric, your stitches dont pull threads of the fabric up with your stitches (as stitching on terry can do without the proper stabilizer). And my favorite part is that this is a stabilizer that also serves as pattern for your stitching. I use it one of two ways. The 1st way I use it is to hand draw with a regular pencil, whatever design or words it is I want to stitch on the sulky sheet. Or, I print what I want to stitch (pictures or specific font for words or a combination of the two) on the sulky sheet. I take whatever hoop Im using (some fabrics you dont need a hoop for if the fabric has some firmness - but I hoop most of them) and then place that on top of the sulky sheet that has the design on it. I use the outside of the hoop to trace, with a pencil, the outside rim of my hoop with my design in the middle as it would be if hooped up. This shows where my hoop, at its outer edges will extend. Then I trim the excess sulky sheet around that line, adding an additional two or so inches as the sulky should extend beyond the hoop after you have hooped your project. I prepare my fabric, peel off the back side of the sheet and it sticks to the fabric. I hoop the fabric which now has the sulky stuck to the front, and begin to sew! It is very easy and another benefit, if youre like me, is that the sulky has small little dots evenly spaced on the sheet. Not printed dots, but small little dots, almost like tiny depressions thats part of the sheet makeup. I use those to help ensure my stitches are even and spaced. Thats just a byproduct I didnt expect. It helps me keep all my stitches exactly the same size. If you dont need them, it wont hurt your project any as I didnt even realize they were there until my 2nd use of the sheets. After Im done with my stitching, I un-hoop it and pull up the edges of those excess inches of sulky that had extended around my hoop. I then trim off as much of the excess sulky as possible. I then take a bowl of very hot tap water and place the project in it. I agitate, or stir, lightly for 1-2 minutes and that dissolves whatever sulky is left on the fabric. If it doesnt come all off in the first minute or two, dump your water and start with fresh water and repeat. Ive only had to do that once, but I think it was because I didnt trim as much of the excess off as I should have. After I have dissolved the sulky in the bowl of hot water. I rinse my fabric it under the faucet with warm water to ensure I have all of the dissolved agent off of my fabric. And Im not gentle with it (Im not beating it on a rock or washing board either, but you neednt be overly ginger). After I have rinsed it thoroughly and squeezed excess water out, I let it air dry. After that, I usually either hand wash it or wash it on a gentle cycle after before giving it as a gift or incorporating it into another project Im working on. Thats it! It really is very simple. There are wonderful instructions included. Now, there have been some comments left on other reviews with experiences I have never had or my fellow stitching sisters who I shared this wonderful find with. The only side effect Ive had is that you need to keep your needle sharp. They do tend to dull a bit quicker when using the sulky sheet. I think this is understandable as you are going through two layers instead of one and the sulky feels a little thick when you 1st start using it. Ive never had a gummed up needle and Ive done over 40 projects with this. What I do is have my needle emery handy, or the purple needle sharpener pad is what I prefer to use, and when I change thread colors, or if the needle feels a little dull - I just sharpen it up. Problem solved. The end product is a beautifully stitched product where your stitches threads/design is on top of your fabric evenly as opposed to swallowed by it or, if using knit or cotton fabrics which stretch, it keeps your fabric stable while simultaneously having your pattern as a map directly on the stabilizing agent. Then when your done stitching, that stabilizer isnt visible on the back. It really is great and I suggest it whole heartedly. Stitchers enjoy this great tool for our sewing box! Id be happy to respond to any questions if left in the comment section. I was really nervous the first time I used it so I did a small project, a sampler, in order to test it. Im happy to say it passed with flying cotton flouche and over dyed colors! One last warning - you might just become sulky addicted. I did.

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.

Works great! Came off easy after my project and stayed on the whole time I was stitching. I did stick a pattern on my cloth and got back to it about a month later. I had to tape it down on one side but as soon as I stitched the outside of the pattern it stayed. I wouldn’t recommend leaving it on too long, though. Otherwise works perfectly.

I bought this to do hand embroidery on lightweight sweaters and knit gloves, and its a miracle product! Eliminated the need for a hoop (which just stretches a sweater out in weird ways and is impossible to work with) and washed away SO easily in a tub of hot-warm water. I did a test run on a sweater without this and I ended up with lines not nearly as clean + used 3x the amount of floss. Does exactly what it says it will!

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

I was able to embroider with great detail and was very happy about that. It’s is much harder to pass a needle through this stuff so the act of hand sewing was not as enjoyable as it usually is.

I’ve used several types of pattern transfers and this is by far my fav! It’s so easy to simply print and apply (rather than reverse print and iron on). And it comes away FULLY and EASILY! Will be using this from now on!

I LOVE, LOVE,LOVE this stuff....its so easy to use. I dont trace out patterns any more that require embroidery. You just make copy of your pattern sheet, especially the ones that have embroidery stitches on them, and then make another copy onto the Sulky printable piece of paper, right from your printer. Its not a hard stick to the felt or fabric, it can be moved or rearranged a bit, you smooth it onto your feet or fabric, do your embroidery right over and onto the Sulky, then it rinses away easily after a cold soak for a little bit.