Heavier Water Soluble Stabilizer
Twice as thick, heavy and strong as the Original Sulky Solvy. A firm see-through Stabilizer that dissolves in water like magic! Perfect as a topping, pattern guide or as a backing stabilizer.
Ideal for:
- Monogramning
- Computerized Embroidery on Napped Fabrics
- Cut Work
- Lace Work
- Hand-turned Appliqué Quilting
- Fagotting
- 3-D Appliqué
- Edge Work and more!
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What are Solvy and Super Solvy Stabilizers?
They are water soluble, temporary stabilizers or transfer agents that are
made of a polyvinyl alcohol film so they dissolve in water like magic! Super Solvy is twice as thick,
heavy and strong as the Original Sulky Solvy! Both are non-toxic and resistant to organic materials
such as fats, oils, etc. They will dissolve in water with a temperature of anywhere from 32 degrees to
200 degrees. To make either type thicker and firmer, two or more layers can be fused together by applying
a hot iron for several seconds.
When would I use Solvy and/or Super Solvy Stabilizer?
Both types are perfect as a topper on napped fabrics like towels to keep the
loops or piles from poking through the stitching, to prevent stitches from getting lost in the fabric,
and to enhance the clarity of fine lettering and detail stitching. Make Solvy into a liquid stabilizer
by dissolving 1 yard (1/2 yard of Super Solvy) in 8 oz. of water. Brush liquid Solvy onto flimsy or sheer
fabrics that are to be stitched. Do not use it on non-washable fabrics like velvet or silk.
Where would I use Solvy and/or Super Solvy Stabilizer?
Use it anywhere that dissolving the stabilizer would be preferable to tearing,
cutting or heating it away. Both are widely used in the following techniques:
• Quilting • Embroidery • Lace Work • Buttonholes •
Thread Sketching • As a time-saving substitute for paper in Foundation Piecing • Edgework •
charted Needlework Design Patterns • Intricate Embroidery Designs on Knitwear • Cut Work •
Monogramming • Machine Spun lace (Needlelace) • 3-D Applique • Shadow Work • Heirloom
Serging and Sewing • Battenburg Lace • Smocking • Lightweight and Sheer Fabrics •
Toweling • Hand-turned Applique • Serger Lace
Why would I use Solvy and/or Super Solvy Stabilizer instead of another kind of Sulky Stabilizer?
Both Solvys allow us to:
- Stitch with a delicate straight stitch or on delicate fabrics without
concern that the stitching will be pulled out or distorted when the stabilizers is removed.
- Leave no "fuzzy" white edges when removed.
- Iron layers together for heavier treatments.
- Add no bulk to designs.
- Make a liquid stabilizer from scraps left over from other projects...No Waste!
- Write, draw, trace or transfer onto them with either a permanent-ink marker,
Sulky Iron-On Transfer Pen, or a water soluble marker.
How would I use and store Solvy and/or Super Solvy Stabilizer?
Either can be used in a hoop by itself, above the fabric as a topper, under the
fabric as a stabilizer, or ironed together in layers to stand alone. Trace, draw or transfer a design onto
Solvy, then spray Sulky KK 2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive onto the fabric, and hand press Solvy to the fabric
for a pattern to follow when quilting or thread sketching. Store unused portions in a sealed zip-lock bag.
Store unused liquid Solvy in a sealed, marked jar in your refrigerator.
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