I am not sure what happened. My first time usng the melt away. It was like the stitching cut completely into the stabilizer then the design came loose and curled under the needle and made a mess. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong and what could help. Thanks

The only time I used melt away stabilizer I did not hoop it. I had the tear away on back, and the melt away was placed on the top - used it on towels, but I never really cared for it. Prefer the wash away. Hope we can learn from some of the other Cute ladies.

You may need a heavier stabilizer for the designs you are doing. However, I have not used melt away. I use water soluble stabilizer and usually heary weight.

Hi, Hoop the tearaway or cutaway but use the washaway on TOP of the fabric such as towels to keep the stitches from 'sinking' into the fabric. You don't need to hoop the washaway...just lay a strip on top of your towel. After stitching your design tear or cut away as much as possible then wet your project and the washaway will ...wash away!

I had the same problem with Plastic type WSS so I won't use it now, I only use "fabric" type WSS, it's really great and you can buy it here:- http://abc-embroidery-designs.com/Embroidery_Stabilizers/

cheers & a rose, Meganne