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BACKING & STABILIZERS

The foundation of every stitch

Tearaway, cutaway, fusible and washaway backing for embroiderers who cannot afford a puckered garment. Plus 1,566 thread colors, bobbins, needles and the tools that go with them.

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NOT SURE WHICH BACKING?

Cutaway or tearaway? It depends on the fabric.

Pick the wrong backing and you get puckering, show-through, or a design that distorts the first time it is washed. We have been writing about how to choose for decades — including when you do not need the more expensive option.

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1,566 thread colors, one page

Robison-Anton polyester and rayon, Marathon poly and rayon. Search by name or number, filter by color family, add straight to your cart.

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What embroiderers tell us

It is extremely durable and holds up to a high stitch count beautifully. To put it simply, it stays put until you don’t want it to. When you do tear the tearaway away, there are no fuzzies to worry about.

Betsy Faske

Needles and Pins · Brenham, Texas

All the embroidery you see is done totally with your stabilizers. I’ve had no gumming of the needles, and I’ve noticed my needles are lasting longer.

Richard Meier

Meier’s Custom Embroidery

I was having a horrible time with an applique order. I got your Thermal Stick and I finished the whole order without another cuss word.

Catherine

Dynamic Designs · Dumfries, Virginia

I am doing well and loving the stabilizers that I got from you. To me, great customer service is as important as really good prices — you have both.

Colleen Mills

C&S Embroidery and Gifts · Mulvane, Kansas

Your tearaway is, I believe, the best on the market. The cleanness of the tear and the ease of the release is of superior quality.

Cheri D. Looney

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