Is stability really important in the embroidery process?
The most important part of the embroidery process is the registration, and also the perfect ratio between the top thread and the bobbin thread. In general, the key to proper registration is to create a tambourine effect with the material inside the hoop. If the material bounces, slips, or moves ever so slightly, you will lose registration. What a stabilizer does is to aid in achieving this drum skin type tension. A stabilizer should be stable in all directions. People have used all kinds of stabilizers ranging from coffee filters, newspapers or even paper towels as a backing. It becomes like cutting through cardboard. Paper will also break up and shred, causing excessive lint in your bobbin case and machine parts. Please note here the large difference between paper and non woven which are fabric like material , made from long fibers, bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment.
