409-02 Paper Solvy Water Soluble Fabric Stabilizer, 8-1/2 by 11-Inch, 12 Per Package

I use this Solvy mostly for garment sewing, specifically, for sewing garments of thin or lightweight knit fabric. I prefer to sew my knit leggings and shorts, especially athletic wear, with a lightning bolt stitch, then finish the seam on my serger because it makes an indestructible seam. Thin knits have an annoying habit of being sucked down the hole on my sewing machine. Just put a thin strip of solvy under the knit and that eliminates the problem entirely. It tears off easily and any bits that are left wash out later. It's also useful for making rolled hems on the serger. It is also a good washable stabilizer for machine embroidery, although I don't use it as much for that. But it is a lifesaver for sewing cool, lightweight knit garments on the sewing machine!

The product does its job, it's just not 100% what I was hoping for. I do hand embroidery on darker fabrics (that I can't trace on) so I need something to transfer the image on. After I wash it off with water, it is very hard to get everything off. Not bad enough that I won't use it again, but not a perfect product for what I need.

Good quality

I have some time on my hands at the moment and wanted to embroider a skirt, but wasn't sure how to transfer the design. After a bit of research, I decided to buy this. Printing it out was easy and attached the paper with safety pins. The paper was a little thicker than I expected. For some reason, I expected the paper to be lighter. Although it didn't restrict the needle from going through, it did wrinkle easily, which could make the lines difficult to see later on. When I was done, I cut away extra paper and ran it under water, which dissolved about 90% of the paper. Paper remained until I washed it in the washing machine. Now, all of it's gone. I will add some photos of the project at various stages at a later date. All in all, it was easy to work with, but could be a little cumbersome while working the project.

I was super excited to try this after reading a recommendation. The author had said they loved how they could print a pattern and then slap it onto the fabric like a sticker. How bummed was I when I realized I bought the non sticky backed one 😕. So apparently there’s Sulky Paper Solvi, and there’s ALSO Sulky Sticky Fabri Solvi. Totally not confusing (sarcasm). You need to spray the back of this one with a spray adhesive, which I have but it requires soap and water to remove and I really don’t want to do a bunch of embroidery and then scrub a dub it. So now I have to either but the stuff I originally thought I was getting or buy some water soluble spray adhesive for fabric. Dang it.

I used a large needle and thicker fabric with these and the paper tore several times. Maybe with a smalled needle it would have worked better.

I used this to make paper soap, so I can’t review based on its “proper” use. But it holds up well to the initial handling, which means I can manipulate it while damp with the liquid soap (Dr. Bronners). It also dissolves well and cleanly. I don’t need to spend a lot of time to dissolve it when washing my hands and it doesn’t leave residue or a mess in the sink.

I bought this to use for embroidery and while I mistakenly thought this was the adhesive sort, it is not but will still work for other embroidery projects. I haven’t used any other brands so I can’t compare to others but it works well enough to continue using and purchase more when I run out.

Voila déjà plusieurs fois que j'en commande afin de faire des broderies sur tissu ou feutrine. Vous imprimez, vous collez et vous brodez. Se dissout facilement à l'eau et aucune trace.

Great product

Ich hatte wirklich gehofft, dass es sich um ein bedrucktes Papier handelt, das dann als Aufkleber dient, aber leider ist es nicht so. Da es nicht selbstklebend ist, musste ich es mit Sicherheitsnadeln an dem Stoff befestigen, den ich nicht besticken wollte, wodurch es sich ständig bewegte. Insgesamt war das für mich leider ein Reinfall, auch wenn das Produkt selbst hochwertig wirkt. I was really hoping this was the paper solvy that you print on and it becomes a sticker but unfortunately that's now what this is. Because it isn't adhesive, I had to safety pin it to the textile I wasn't to embroider and so it moved around a lot. Overall for me this was a fail unfortunately even though the product itself seems good quality.

Actually works! Really lovely!

Love this! I can print out my pattern and stick it right on top of the fabric and it will not only stabilize the fabric but also makes the whole process so easy. I will never again fight with Carbon paper and trying to trace!