I can not find a thing. Maybe someone else will be more sucessful

I doubt that all the different brands agree to a universal standard. I know at Allstitch you can get a sample pack and make a judgement of what you need from that. Perhaps other websites also offer a sample pack. It can't hurt to try. Best wishes on your search.

Mine came with a mention of the thichness, 15 micron the thin topping, 30 micron the intermediate and the 60 micron one for FSL. Got rolls when I bought my 4-needle Melco at an embroidery shop that also import and distributes the Bravo multineedle machines.

longcreek mills will send you a sampler pack for $3.00<br /><br /><br /><br />
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15 samples of our most<br /><br /><br /><br />
popular selling stabilizers.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Light, medium, heavy<br /><br /><br /><br />
tearaway - Heavy soft<br /><br /><br /><br />
tearaway - Tear & Wash -<br /><br /><br /><br />
Medium, Heavy, NoShow &<br /><br /><br /><br />
Fusible NoShow Cutaway,<br /><br /><br /><br />
WSS topping, Hydro-Stick<br /><br /><br /><br />
Tearaway, PeelandStick,<br /><br /><br /><br />
Fuse and Tear, Sew and<br /><br /><br /><br />
Wash, Fuse and Stick. 7.5x7.5 squares

that's a great question. Wish I knew the answer

www.allstitch.net will send you a free sampler pack. Everything I have bought from them has been excellent.

I think another way of saying this question is how do you know if a medium weight tearaway in...let's say... Floriani as in OESD? It would be handy to have a chart. The packages I have really don't say anything other than Med. or Light/heavy. Is heavy the same in all mfgs?

I doubt it...I do not think there are "standards" for stabilizers...not all medium or light or heavy stabilizers by different manufacturers have the same weight...I do think that most list a gram/ounce weight so you can compare that manufacturer to manufacturer...wish they were standardized...it would make things a bit easier when ordering...all mediums are not created equal...same said for light and heavy...it's a crap shoot! I do try to pick up samples at shows when they are available so I have them to compare....

Weight is not the total answer in terms of successful hooping. If something is "touchy" or dense to stitch out, that's when I pay the extra for the Floriani tearaway, which has more than paper in it - it includes fibers which really help hold the design! Of course, you pay for quality!

Here is a page of information on stabilizers that might give you some insight on which to choose and when.
Jo