Machine Embroidery - Get the best results - plus an event and Artspira!!

We are lucky enough to have the ability to stock a great range of OESD machine embroidery stabilisers. While these are sold for embroidery purposes they are actually a high quality that has been designed for wear and tear, stabilisation and washing so they are great for other sewing purposes as well. Beautiful machine embroidery results begin with choosing the right stabiliser for your project. It is one of the foundations for a successful project, keeping it from moving, puckering, or stretching while embroidering, as a result your stitches form and look better. Little to no stabiliser when embroidering designs can lead to puckers, holes in the fabric, and alignment problems, like gapping between the fills and the outlines of the designs.

OESD stabilisers are developed by embroidery experts with many years of experience in both commercial and home embroidery. Each stabiliser is thoroughly tested for quality and ease of use before it is given the OESD name. OESD stabilizers do not stretch in any direction, ensuring good quality embroidery, even on knits. You will notice the high quality and consistency of OESD stabilizers, as well as their versatility for a variety of projects. OESD stabilizers are designed to be the foundation on which you can build quality embroidery!

For a guide as to what is available, OESD offers this stabilizer reference guide to help you identify which OESD stabilizer will produce the best results for your project given the density of your design and the material used. 

OESD_stabilizers.pdf

Here is also a quick reference image to print

While we stock many of the items some will need to be special ordered. If they are kept in Australia, we will be able to supply within 7 to 14 days in most instances. Here is a link to what we have available in our both our online and bricks and mortar stores My sewing supplies, notions and threads sydney 7/13

What is a stabiliser made of?

Most stabilisers are non-woven material, made in a process where the fibers are smoothed into a single consistent layer. All OESD stabilisers are made with a non-directional process, which means they are equally strong in all directions. Because of this, it does not matter which direction you cut or hoop your stabiliser, as there is no grain to the material. For tearaway stabilisers, this non-directional feature also means that the stabiliser will tear evenly in all directions.

When selecting an embroidery stabiliser, it is essential to look for consistency in the fibers. If you hold the stabiliser up to the light and you can see obvious inconsistencies, those lighter areas will provide less support than the thicker areas, which can result in alignment issues with your design.

Why are there so many kinds of stabilisers?

Many factors go into selecting the correct stabiliser, such as:

• Fabric choice: the weight and type of fabric

• Design density: how many stitches the design has over a given area

• How the project will be embroidered: can the project be hooped

• The desired finished result: whether the back of the embroidery shows or the stabilizer shows through the fabric

What are the types of stabilisers?

Stabilisers are generally categorised on how they are removed:

CutAway,

TearAway, or

WashAway.

In addition, some items fall into a specialty category, as they either stay in the project or are tools to help with the embroidery process.

OESD help us by colour-coding the packaging.

Other categorisations include:

Weight, such as light, medium, or heavy-weight stabilizer,

Application, such as a pressure-sensitive or water-activated adhesive,

Some are available in multiple colours to match fabric or prevent shadowing, white and black.

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Bernadette, Ian, Crystal, Vicky, Sarah, Lauren, Ray and Will