Water soluble fabric

Created with fabrics, fibres, threads, free motion stitching and water soluble stabilizer

When I first started doing freehand machine embroidery on water-soluble fabric I made a lot of mistakes. In this post I chat about one mistake in particular. The mistake relates to drawing on water soluble fabric, a troublesome issue for many. So if you are interested in learning what I used early on (with disastrous result) and what I use now (that I know better). check it out. www.meredithwoolnough.com.au/blog

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "That first dip is always magic. Water soluble fabric is so fun to play with. If you would like to learn how to create sculptural embroideries using water soluble fabric, I have a range of online courses available including a free intro course which will have you up and running in no time. Link in bio. #watersolublefabric #sculpturalembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #meredithwoolnough #floracollection"

Meredith Woolnough is a renowned textile artist specializing in freehand machine embroidery on water-soluble fabrics to create sculptural artworks.

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of this step. ❤️ Past … I am about to release my FREE video series ‘the secrets to working with water soluble fabric’ where I share some of my biggest tips and tricks for working with this great (but sometimes challenging) material. There is a link in my bio if you want to join the fun. #sculpturalembroidery #meredithwoolnough #watersolublefabric #cicadawing #embroideryart"

I wanted to add a yarn and thread piece to my Jane Sassaman project. I have been wanting to try using water soluble stabilizer to put together threads and yarns to make a” see through”…

In this tutorial I’m going to show you a fun and creative technique for making what I call “fiber doodles”. Fiber doodles which are pieces of decorative fabric…

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "This dissolvable material is water soluble fabric. It is a common machine embroidery stabiliser that is available from sewing stores or online. There are many companies that make it these days, and they may have their own ‘brand names’ (I’ll list a few of the most common ones below) but they are all selling essentially the same thing. I like the white ‘washable web’ variety of water soluble fabric myself. There is also a clear…

1.4M views · 8.4K likes | Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "Water soluble fabric. It’s great stuff. This fabric is most commonly used as a stabiliser for pre-programmed machine embroidery, but I use it as a base fabric on its own with my stitched drawings. I love the moment when it washes away, it feels like magic every time. 💦🪄 Some FAQ’s: 1) what is this material? - Water soluble fabric. It’s a common machine embroidery stabiliser, I just use it as a base…

In this tutorial I’m going to show you a fun and creative technique for making what I call “fiber doodles”. Fiber doodles which are pieces of decorative fabric that are made using thread…

Embroidery by Kseniia Guseva on Instagram: "The water-soluble stabilizer is very easy to remove 1. Prepare some water 2. Take embroidery out of the hoop 3. Get rid of excess stabilizer, just cut off everything that’s not covered with stitches. I do that to have less goop that I’d need to wash out of the threads 4. Put the fabric into the water and see how the stabilizer becomes transparent 5. Start gently rubbing it off the fabric 6. Change the water and rinse the fabric again, or do the…

Machine Embroidery and applique on water-soluable fabric

Lesley Richmond Lace Forms (detail) Lace Cloth series

Starting free machine embroidery can be scary prospect, even for experienced stitchers. I recall my own first experience very clearly - even after stitching on a sewing machine for years it felt completely alien. This memory will forever stay with me and I now do all I can to ensure that others first experience of free stitching is a positive one. The trick is to choose a first free stitch where inevitable first wobbly stitching is a positive and a pretty 'thread bowl' like this very much…

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