Wash Away Thread - Madeira 9660

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Wash Away Thread - Madeira 9660
  • Wash Away Thread - Madeira 9660
  • Wash Away Thread - Madeira 9660

  • Wash Away Thread - Madeira 9660

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Wash Away Thread by Madeira is a thread for temporay holding fabrics together. When sewing either by hand or sewing machine.

This sounds like an April Fool doesn't it? Thread that disappears when wet! Well it's another product developed for the quilter, but it has other great uses.
What does it do - it disappears when damp, lightly spray with water, or cover with a damp cloth and iron, or leave it in and it will be gone when washed! (Not dry cleaned though).
Why would you use it - it's meant to temporarily hold fabrics together. Like 'basting' ie tacking layers of fabrics together, it saves removing the stitches. Think applique, pockets, badges, hems, zips, gathers, pleats for placement when sewing, it will temporary hold them in place.
Save money - sew together left over pieces of wash-away stabiliser used in machine embroidery.
If you were making a toile (posh word), ie making up a garment to check fit, hang etc then it's usually dismantled, re-cut/altered and sewn again (and again quite often). This makes removing the stitches a lot easier, without affecting the seams (stretching, shredding) particularly on fine or stretchy fabrics.
How do you use it - you can hand or machine sew with it. You can use it in the machine bobbin or top thread, or both!

200mtr spool