I was thread painting, and noticed that the fabric was bunching really bad even with the stabilizer. I was studying my brother embroidering machine, and decided to try the hoops I had for counted cross stitch. Cheap plastic ones that I got at Walmart along time ago. It works wonderfully. I can move the fabric so easily, and it pulls the fabric tight. Whether or not it puckers, I won't know that until I take it off the hook. This would be great for free motion quilting as well. A lot easier to move. Of course it wouldn't work for a large quilt, just a small wall hanging, or project.
Just thought I would pass this on. Does anyone else do this?
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I remember that Libby Lehman paints the fabric with a stabilizer. I forgot what it was called but you can make it with 1 yd of aqua solve and one cup of water. Paint the fabric and allow it to dry. It will be like a piece of cardboard to sew and when it is washed it will not pucker.
P. Salzman
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