Heat Away - Stabilizer

Heat-Away stabilizers are special, Heat Dissolving Stabilizers that either melt away, or disintegrate and brush off when you apply heat with an iron.  They can be used as either a topping, between the fabric and embroidery design, or as a light weight backing. Choose a heat-away stabilizer when the fabric is too delicate for a tear-away, too sheer for a cut-away, or isn't washable, or when you're working with a special technique like making lace at an edge.  Heat Away Stabilizers are perfect for. Decorative Stitching   Monogramming   Battenburg Lace   Cut work and Edges   Lace Work   Buttonholes   Machine Embroidery   3-D Appliqué   Special Effects   Delicate Fabrics   Corduroy and Velvet

 

Different Types of Heat-Away stabilizers. There are two main types of Heat Dissolvable Stabilizers.  They are both very similar, and can be used in the same projects, but have a couple of different features. Heat-Away Brush Off Stabilizer Heat-Away is a special heat-sensitive woven fabric that is like muslin that disintegrates with heat from a hot DRY iron then brushes away easily.  It may be used on either side of your fabric.  It turns brown with the heat from your iron. It brushes away very easily. Sulky Heat-Away is easy to see through to trace designs onto it for easy stitching. Perfect for any project where wetting or tearing would cause distortion to stitches or damage to your base material.  Because it is woven and firm, it is easy to stitch on when creating Machine Arts. The stabilizer is not compatible with liquids. Melt-Away or Embroidery Trick Film Melt-Away is also known as Embroidery Trick Film. It is a plastic, perforated stabilizer that grips the fabric, and can be either torn or melted away. Melt-Away has a rough surface that grips the material, preventing slippage when sewing on it.  It is great when used as a topping on embroidering on fabrics with pile, as Only the excess is melted away with the iron. This means the hidden Melt-away will remain permanently between the embroidery threads and your fabric. This stops the stitching from sinking into the embroidered item even after many washes. Melt-away is a transparent film, that does not show through the fabric. It's easy to use, it doesn't pucker, doesn't shrink and won't change the colour of your fabrics.  It is only 0.07 thick, which allows the fabric to fall naturally without a heavy appearance when used as a stabilizer.  When using meltaway as a backing you don't always need to iron the residue, simply tearaway as you would with a tearaway backing and leave in place.  Melt-Away can be easily removed or melted away with an ordinary non-teflon household iron  - 120o C/230o F.  Unlike Heat-Away, you MUST use brown paper between the iron surface and the melt-away plastic.  The brown paper can be reused as the Melt-Away will peel off the paper.