Water soluble topping is a film or plastic stabilizer used to enhance embroidery on textured fabrics by preventing stitches from sinking, ensuring clear, crisp designs. It is ideal for high-pile fabrics like fleece, terry cloth, corduroy, and velvet, as well as stretchy and delicate materials. Our water soluble stabilizers include Regular for everyday use, Heavy Duty for patches and free-standing designs, Sew N Wash for lace or freestanding embroidery, and Adhesive Sew N Wash for open weave materials where no stabilizer should remain.

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Description	Price
Code: BAC-H490810 Exquisite Water Soluble Topping - Clear - 8 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll - 1.1 Oz Plastic topping used on the top side of fabrics such as terrycloth, velour, loosely knit pique, sweaters, corduroy, and fleece. Ships on the next business day.	$16.19	Qty:
Code: BAC-H490825 Exquisite Water Soluble Topping - Clear - 8 In x 25 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll - 1.1 Oz Plastic topping used on the top side of fabrics such as terrycloth, velour, loosely knit pique, sweaters, corduroy, and fleece. Ships on the next business day.	$22.49	Qty:
Code: BAC-H4901210 Exquisite Water Soluble Topping - Clear - 12 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll - 1.1 Oz Plastic topping used on the top side of fabrics such as terrycloth, velour, loosely knit pique, sweaters, corduroy, and fleece. Ships on the next business day.	$21.59	Qty:
Code: BAC-H4921510 Exquisite Heavy Duty Water Soluble Stabilizer - Clear - 15 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Make your own embroidered patches for clothing and accessories! Or, use with other free-standing embroidery designs. Ships on the next business day.	$48.59	Qty:
Code: BAC-H600910 Exquisite Adhesive Sew N Wash Stabilizer - White - 8 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Sew N Wash soft, stable mesh designed to dissolve easily in water. Use to embroider on open weave materials or when no stabilizer should remain. Ships on the next business day.	$43.19	Qty:
Code: BAC-H590910 Exquisite Sew 'N Wash - White - 9 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Soft, stable fabric designed to dissolve easily in water. Use as a base to embroider lace or freestanding embroidery. Ships on the next business day.	$23.39	Qty:
Code: BAC-H5901210 Exquisite Sew 'N Wash - White - 12 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Soft, stable fabric designed to dissolve easily in water. Use as a base to embroider lace or freestanding embroidery. Ships on the next business day.	$28.79	Qty:
Code: BAC-H5902010 Exquisite Sew 'N Wash - White - 20 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Soft, stable fabric designed to dissolve easily in water. Use as a base to embroider lace or freestanding embroidery. Ships on the next business day.	$31.49	Qty:
Code: BAC-H6001210 Exquisite Adhesive Sew N Wash Stabilizer - White - 12 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Sew N Wash soft, stable mesh designed to dissolve easily in water. Use to embroider on open weave materials or when no stabilizer should remain. Ships on the next business day.	$64.79	Qty:
Code: BAC-H6002010 Exquisite Adhesive Sew N Wash Stabilizer - White - 20 In x 10 Yd Shrink Wrapped Roll Sew N Wash soft, stable mesh designed to dissolve easily in water. Use to embroider on open weave materials or when no stabilizer should remain. Ships on the next business day.	$86.39	Qty:

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Backings/Stabilizers

Embroidery stabilizers support fabric, preventing tunneling and puckering.
Cutaway, tearaway, fusible, water-soluble, specialty options, and more.
Most come in 10-yard rolls with color-coded rings for easy identification.
Brands include Exquisite, Dime, and more.

Shop All Backings and Stabilizers Money Saving Embroidery Stabilizer Kits

These kits let you sample our backings and stabilizers and save about 15%. Each kit has four popular rolls in 5-Yard packages. This group also includes a Patch Maker kit and a Quilting Stabilizer kit.

Cutaway Backings and Stabilizers

Cutaway backings offer permanent support to embroidery designs, staying on the garment and being trimmed around the embroidery. They come in various options, including light to heavyweight, No Show, PolyPro, Stretchy Knit, and Jumbo Cuts.

Tearaway Backings / Stabilizers

Tearaway backings provide temporary embroidery support, easily removed after stitching, leaving only the design. Used on towels, scarves, and woven fabrics, options include light, medium (firm and soft), and heavyweight backings; Tear N Wash, Jumbo Cuts, and Piece N Stitch.

Fusible Backings / Stabilizers

A fusible backing or stabilizer has an adhesive coating that bonds to fabric with heat, providing stability and support to prevent stretching or puckering. Commonly used for delicate or stretchy fabrics during embroidery, our options include Fuse N Stick for applique, Fuse N Tear for lightweight materials, Fuse So Soft for quilting, Fuse No Show for silk and satin, Peel N Stick for small items, Sew N Wash for open weave materials, and Patch Attach for making embroidered patches.

Water Soluble Stabilizers

Water soluble topping enhances embroidery on textured fabrics by preventing stitches from sinking, ensuring clear, crisp designs. It is ideal for high-pile, stretchy, and delicate fabrics, with options like Regular for everyday use, Heavy Duty, Sew N Wash, and Adhesive Sew N Wash.

Specialty Backings and Stabilizers

Flame Retardant is ideal for children's clothing, bedding, and other applications requiring non-flammability, while Poly Patch Twill is perfect for professional-quality embroidered emblems and patches. Sew N Heat suits non-moisture conductive fabrics like silk and wool, and Stable Stuff Poly forms a soft layer of poly fibers when immersed in water or washed.

Embroidery Backing Accessories

Embroidery Backing Accessories include the Embroiders Compass for selecting the right stabilizer, Embroidery Foam for adding 3D designs, Swatch kits with stabilizers for every fabric, Blue Mylar for sparkling designs, Spray Tent to prevent overspray, and StabilCut dispensers for storing stabilizers. These tools enhance your embroidery projects with ease and precision.

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