Water soluble fabric

A tutorial on how to make fabric from scrap threads and use your orts. Using wash away stabiliser or dissolvable fabric you can create a new fabric.

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "A bit of a dissolving compilation for you. It’s still feels like magic every time. 💦🪄 Some FAQ’s: 1) what is this material? - Water soluble fabric. It’s a common machine embroidery stabiliser but I just use it as a base material on its own. 2) where do I get this fabric? - Sewing stores or online. Search for water soluble fabric or water soluble stabiliser. 3) Is it bad for the environment? - This fabric is advertised as…

Being intentional while using water soluble stabilizer.

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "That first dip is always magic. Water soluble fabric is so fun to play with. If you would like to learn how to create sculptural embroideries using water soluble fabric, I have a range of online courses available including a free intro course which will have you up and running in no time. Link in bio. #watersolublefabric #sculpturalembroidery #freehandmachineembroidery #meredithwoolnough #floracollection"

1.4M views · 8.4K likes | Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "Water soluble fabric. It’s great stuff. This fabric is most commonly used as a stabiliser for pre-programmed machine embroidery, but I use it as a base fabric on its own with my stitched drawings. I love the moment when it washes away, it feels like magic every time. 💦🪄 Some FAQ’s: 1) what is this material? - Water soluble fabric. It’s a common machine embroidery stabiliser, I just use it as a base…

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "This dissolvable material is water soluble fabric. It is a common machine embroidery stabiliser that is available from sewing stores or online. There are many companies that make it these days, and they may have their own ‘brand names’ (I’ll list a few of the most common ones below) but they are all selling essentially the same thing. I like the white ‘washable web’ variety of water soluble fabric myself. There is also a clear…

When I first started doing freehand machine embroidery on water-soluble fabric I made a lot of mistakes. In this post I chat about one mistake in particular. The mistake relates to drawing on water soluble fabric, a troublesome issue for many. So if you are interested in learning what I used early on (with disastrous result) and what I use now (that I know better). check it out. www.meredithwoolnough.com.au/blog

Meredith Woolnough creates embroidered artworks using a freehand embroidery technique on water-soluble fabrics.

I love sweaters and shawls, especially since I am always cold in the air-conditioned restaurants (not that we have needed air conditioning in Michigan this summer!). Thinking of the wardrobe challenge, sweaters are one of the items that I end up buying. Yes I do know how to crochet, yet trim on a jacket is about as far …