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This unique stabilizer combines the convenience of a pressure sensitive adhesive with the flexibility of a wash-away stabilizer. This light weight wash away stabilizer is the ideal stabilizer for lace or other free standing embroidery motifs. Aqua Mesh can also be used as a stabilizer. You can hoop your fabric with Aqua Mesh on the back just as you would any stabilizer. Aqua Mesh can be torn easily and washes away with warm water.
*AquaMesh Plus is the same great product as AquaMesh but is backed with a pressure sensitive adhesive. It washes away with water. Use it to embroider on items that cannot be hooped. AquaMesh Plus is great for sheer, slippery fabrics like chiffon, or for quilts and quilting designs. It is also great for projects that require multihooping.

The reason for using backing is to stabilize the design
           you are sewing on the garment. This is the foundation
           of your design and we all know if we don't have a good
           foundation in any walk of life or project, the whole
           thing will come out wrong. If you build a skyscraper,
           you better have a good foundation, this also applies to
           a large stitch count. The more stitches your design
           has, the more backing you will need. If you only have a
           light weight backing, use several layers of backing .
           Four is not too many. You will have to use some common
           sense judgment on this. Sometimes multiple layers of
           backing is better than using one layer of a heavier
           backing.