Floriani Wet n Stick Stabilizer
Specifically designed for hard to hoop items! Wet N Stick with one inch Grid is an adhesive backed stabilizer that allows you to secure socks, neckties, bags, belts, bulky items and more so that they can be easily and professionally embroidered. This unique stabilizer features a moisture activated adhesive on the back that will hold any item in place within the hoop. Avoid problems with peel-and-stick backing that will gum up machine needles or messy spray adhesives that release harmful chemicals into the air.
This product has the one inch grid lines to keep your design straight.
This tearaway stabilizer is coated with a water activated, silicone based adhesive. It is an alternative to pressure sensitive “sticky” paper products and/or messy spray adhesives. Most home embroiderers have at some point experienced problems with peel and stick products gumming up their needles as well as the designs registration not lining up correctly. This happens because they mistake “paper” for stabilizer. The main differences between Wet N Stick and these products are that Floriani’s is a stabilizer not paper and the adhesive doesn’t get sticky residue on the needle. The adhesive on Wet N Stick can also be re-activated up to six times for easy re-positioning of garments. The unique one-inch grid lines are especially appealing for lining up cuffs and collars. This product is also available in a black or white cut away version for times when you need to stick down a bulky stretch garment such as a sweatshirt of fleece pullover. It is important to use a “cut away” stabilizer on non-stable fabrics such as knit for the best embroidery results.
* Perfect for bulky items such as towels, robes and blankets
* Use for fabrics and garments that get “hoop burn”
* Use for hard to hoop items such as napkin corners, collars, cuffs, etc.
* Tears away clean from around your embroidery design
* One layer will support around 8,000 stitches on an average size, well digitized design
* The adhesive can be re-activated several times
To use Floriani Wet N Stick Tear Away or Cut Away:
1. Hoop one layer of the stabilizer, adhesive side up. Be sure the product is taut within the hoop. If using Wet N Stick with a grid, line the grid marks up with the lines on your inner hoop.
2. Apply a drop of water onto the stabilizer in each corner of the hoop as well as one in the center using a sponge, foam paint brush or envelope sealer (recommended, available at office supply stores). Remember that minimal water is required to activate the adhesive.
3. Using the tip of your finger, smooth the drops of water over the surface of the stabilizer. You will feel the adhesive become tacky almost instantly.
4. Press the garment into place and smooth out any wrinkles.
5. Embroider your design. 600 stitches per minute or less is recommended. * Tip – If the design is denser than 8,000 stitches or if it is a poorly digitized design (too many stitches for designs size), float one layer of Floriani Medium Tearaway between the hoop and the bed of the machine for each additional 10,000 stitches for added support!
6. Once the design is complete, remove the hoop from your embroidery machine and tear or cut away the Wet N Stick stabilizer. If the adhesive is holding on the garment, reactivate it by applying moisture at the glue line. Once the adhesive is re-activated it will release the garment.
