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by theduchess 03 Sep 2010 ( edited Sep 03'10 22:40 )
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Ok I have a question that will probably sound dumb BUT when doing a lace design do I just sew it on to a tearaway or water soluble backing? Yoriko made a crane and I would really like to make it.

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by shirlener88 03 Sep 2010
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Water Soluable Stabilizer (WSS) if it is FSL (Free Standing Lace).
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by 02kar 03 Sep 2010
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Use water soluable stabilizer (WSS). Rinse out the WSS when finished sewing and let it dry. Have fun.
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by mranderson 03 Sep 2010
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Go to www.emblibrary.com and click on Projects, they have instructions for all sorts of machine embroidery techniques. Margaret
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by amhorne 03 Sep 2010
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Hi. If you want free-standing lace (FSL) use water soluble stabilizer. Use a fairly heavy weight or more than one layer, especially if the design has very dense stitches. Visit Embroidery Library where you should find some instructions in their projects section.

Enjoy!
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by mary51 03 Sep 2010
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WSS, trim your lace leaving around 1/2 inch. around, sew the pieces by machine usign zig zag then submerge lace in warm water.