I meant to add is cutaway stabilizer meant to be like this??

Hi Sarah, is the one you are using not like Badgemaster??? I use an iron on tearaway for embroidering on T-Shirts, it works like a bomb and is easy to tear off when I am finished and it doesnt make the embroidered pattern hard on the t-shirt

Sarah, cutaway is supposed to be soft, not thick. I always use cutaway on T shirts.
Alice.

Hi Sarah,
I bought cut away stabiliser at Elna, but they are very expensive. It is almost like WSS we use for the FSL designs. Hugs Yvonne

The soft cut-away for things like t-shirts is generally called a "mesh". Sometimes it is called "soft cutaway" or "no show mesh". Several stabilizer makers have it (including Floriani and I believe Sulky was going to launch it too). I use the fusible version of this type of stabilizer with good results.

Great comment about T-shirts. Each one seems different to me :) I usually get my cut away stab from ebay. I also have some iron one. Depending on my design Tear away gets distorted...FIESTA ANYHOW ;D *2U

Sarah, cut-a-way can be purchased in different weights, as light, medium, and heavy. I use the light cut-a-way on t-shirts, because I find that on soft knits, designs have a tendency to curl after repeated washings, when I use tear-a-way. Soft knits are stretchy, so I find it helpful to gently place and iron a small piece of iron-on mesh to the back of fabric where the design is going to be stitched. Because of hoopburn and stretching of knits, I hoop only the light cut-a-way, then spray adhesive (lightly) to the iron-on mesh to place and align item to the hooped cut-a-way. After stitching, I trim the cut-a-way to within 1/8 inch around the design.
This method had kept my t-shirt embroidery looking nice through many washings.
Angel

I only use no show mesh on my T-shirts. It's a thin cutaway. Been working great for me. I don't use anything on top.

Thank you all for your comments. Living in a very small town in South Africa, we do not get the wonderful things that you can buy overseas. I have managed to buy some iron on tearaway which I treat like gold. It has been most successful on T shirts but I know that I should really use cutaway. Sarah.

I have used with great success , washes great. link below

I didn't read all your answers.... in a hurry here... but you might try cutting away the tearaway... instead of tearing it away. I've done that when I didn't want to risk pulling some of the stitching out.
MJDG

I use hte same as 'Angel'. For names, logos etc, Light tearaway on bottom and wss on top. If the design is more dense the I use 2 pieces of light tearaway and wss on top. No problems. hugs Helen

Hi Sarah,
I have managed to get tear away stabilizer at "Burzack" the place that Marthie took you
to, when you were here. I got it in a white and
black. You can buy per Metre or a roll.
Hugs Yvonne