HBI H.B.I. Products Tear Away Embroidery Stabilizer 1.8 oz Medium Weight 15" x 50 Yd Roll for Machine and Hand Embroidery

I am fairly new to machine embroidery and still experimenting with different combinations of stabilizers and fabric/design densities etc.I recently used this stabilizer to float inexpensive Mainstay woven towels from Walmart. I sprayed the center of the stabilizer lightly with 505 temporary adhesive, let it dry a few minutes until just tacky, then hooped the stabilizer, trimmed the bulky corners outside the hoop, and floated the preshrunk towels. I used a basting box just to be sure the towel didn’t shift. The towels came out great. I tried a wash away film on top of one but saw no discernible difference so left it off the rest. I found it really easy to trim the jump stitch tails while the stabilizer was still attached- a lint roller pulled them up so I could easily see them, and then a quick snip with my Karen K Buckley small scissors made quick work of a chore I dislike. Another swipe with the roller and the threads were gone!The stabilizer was easy to remove around the outside of the design but the 505 made it trickier to remove the smaller bits without snagging the towel. However, lightly scraping with the side of tweezers removed some and softened the rest of it so that it was not stiff and obvious. I think it will eventually wash out but even if it doesn’t, it will be fine. I will try without the adhesive next to see if it is necessary or if I can avoid this issue.

Great Stuff

This stabilizer worked very well, and the excess on the back tore away very cleanly and easily. I thought it was better than the big “name brand” stabilizers

Works great for machine embroidery. Will keep stock on hand.

I love this tear away stabilizer. It is so easy to tear away. Wish I had found it sooner.

Not bad for the money, but does tear while stitching simple things.

Great quality

This stabilizer was the perfect size for what I need it. Tears off with ease yet strong on the item when using g it for embroidery. I will be buying again