Hi Anne, My favourite has to be either iron on tearaway or medium weight tearaway. Living in South Africa our makes are very different to what you buy. I think that you will get loads of answers, everybody having their personal favourite. Sarah.

Anne, Sarah is so very right - we each have what we use - so that becomes our favorite. You will get many answers here.

I love to use 'Sew N Wash' in the 20" x 25 yard size - but have bought it in smaller and larger bundles as well. I do have a love of lace - so I use this WSS that is mesh looking. I also like a light weight WSS that looks like it is plastic wrap for a topping for my towels and a tear away for the embroidery work on back of towels. I use a mesh looking cut away for my T-shirts (in both black, white and nude color - depending on the T-shirt) and a paper looking cut away for many of other embroidery work that I do. I have a great soft cut away for my baby items and a iron on that I put on after the embroidery work - to keep the stitching away from the babies skin. The only brand name I know for sure is for the WSS, only because I was looking at the label earlier tonight.

You should find stabilizer to be a very personal thing - what works for me - may not work for you.

Keep on stitching. Shirlene

Hi Anne, I love solvy, but it is so expensive. I would run out every other week. Well I found out I was over stabilizing. I got a big roll of badgemaster and I think it is great! no more 12 inches for me! 1 layer for FSL? yep!. I still use super solvy for topping, I also use cotton hydro stick, because I can't use poly(medical reasons) which I got from abc-embroidery! And I still have sticky tear away from solvy which I use small pieces for backing and when I need sticky hoop!