Sulky Ultra Solvy HeavyWeight Stabilizer Water Soluble Wash Away Backing Topping

Description

Sulky Ultra Solvy Stabilizer Temporary Wash Away Backing Heavy Weight Bulk Pricing
Our packaged size stabilizers are great for trying out or for smaller projects. Sulky Ultra Solvy stabilizer is the perfect temporary stabilizer and transfer agent that dissolves in water. Four times as firm, thick, heavy and strong as the Original Sulky Solvy. Use this extra heavy water soluble stabilizer as stitching support for computerized lace embroidery and decorative stitch sewing. Use as a design template or pattern guide. Extra bonus: It sticks to fabric when moistened. All Sulky stabilizers are acid and lead free! Make your own, liquid brush-on stabilizer and save money over bottle brands!
Backing or Topping:
Backing
Color Name:
Translucent
Color Number:
1
Permanent or Temporary:
Temporary
Removal Method:
Wash-Away
Brand:
Ultra Solvy
Helpful Hints
To make a liquid, brush-on stabilizer, save all scraps every time you use your Solvy products (except for Paper Solvy, which has a wood pulp component). Dissolve the equivalent of 1/4 yd. (9x10 inches) of the product in 8 oz. of water or scraps to consistency needed in 8 oz. of water. Brush onto any area you want to stabilize. Allow area to dry completely (this can be sped up with a hair dryer). After stitching, remove by submerging in water for a minute or two until all of the product is dissolved. Store the unused portion of your liquid stabilizer in the refrigerator in a labeled, tightly sealed jar.
Because Sulky Ultra Solvy Stabilizer is the densest of all of the Solvys, it takes a larger volume of water and more agitation to wash it away.
All Sulky Water Soluble Stabilizers are made from non-woven materials they don’t stretch in any direction.
To create larger pieces of Ultra Solvy, use a sponge to moisten the top of one piece and the bottom of another. Smooth the moistened edges together and let dry for a permanent bond.
This same procedure can be used for hoopless embroidery. Wipe the hooped Ultra Solvy with a damp sponge and stick your fabric or garment to it.
Are you wondering...are Sulky water solubles fusible?This area of water solubles is a little confusing. Only Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy is sticky (it's not truly fusible, because you don't actually use an iron to fuse it; it comes sticky, with a release sheet on it). Over the years we have "ironed" layers of Solvy or Super Solvy together with a warm, dry, non-stick iron. They only "fuse" to themselves, though. This process will not make them stick to fabric. It just makes them heavier. We did this a lot before we had the very heavy Ultra Solvy in our product line. We often used Sulky KK 2000 to adhere the original product or the now "fused" and heavier product to fabric before we had Sticky Fabri-Solvy. Ultra Solvy (which is 4 times heavier than regular Solvy), can be wiped with a damp sponge and it becomes tacky and you can stick fabric to it. This will not work with the lighter versions of Solvy, though.
We've also made "Liquid Solvy" using scraps from any of the Solvy products (except Paper Solvy which has a wood pulp component). We'd put them in a jar and add water until it was the consistency we wanted, and then apply it with a foam paint brush to fabric, let it dry, and the fabric is very stiff (almost like cardboard), but able to withstand an enormous amount of stitching without puckering. We also use this liquid version to stiffen thread bowls and other artsy thread projects. (There is an actual "recipe" for this liquid Solvy above, but you can make it however thick or thin that you want, and just use your scraps.)
So there are a lot of options with Sulky Solvy products, but fusing them to fabric with an iron is not one of them. Because Sulky KK 2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive is not water soluble, you want to be sure that all of the tackiness of the KK 2000 has dissipated before rinsing the Solvy away. It will dissipate naturally in a few days, or to hasten the process you can press the project with a warm dry iron (using a press cloth). Or tumble in a low temperature dryer for a few minutes. (Heat hastens this dissipation process.)
Favorite Uses
Hoopless Embroidery
Monogramming
Thread Sketching
Digitized Lace
Lace Work
Bridging
Buttonholes
3-D Work
Edges
Shadow Work
Cut Work
Spun Lace
Richelieu
Lace, Thread, or Fabric Scarves