Backing & Topping

Backing & Topping

Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer and Embrodiery Topping

Before you begin your next embroidery project, make sure you have the correct backing and topping material on-hand and ready to go. Embroidery backing (sometimes referred to as stabilizer) is a material that acts as the foundation of your entire project. The topping material makes sure your stitches don’t sink into the fabric and disappear. Once you use backing and topping once, you can never go without it again!

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Web/No-Show Mesh Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer

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Create delicate embroidery with our web mesh, a "no-show" stabilizer. Lightweight and waffle-weave, it adds support without compromising the delicate drape of fabrics.

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Water Soluble Embroidery Topping

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Achieve flawless embroidery on textured fabrics with our water-soluble topping. Easily dissolves in water after stitching, leaving a smooth, professional finish. Perfect for intricate designs.

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Peel and Stick Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight

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Using our 1.5 oz peel-and-stick embroidery backing you can embroidery all those tricky and hard-to-hoop projects - cut to size, peel off the paper, and stick directly onto the item your are going to embroider. Effortless precision.

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Cutaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Heavy Weight - Crisp

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Make your embroidery pop with our heavy 3.0 oz crisp cutaway backing. Achieve sharp, defined lines in intricate designs. Stability and precision in every stitch.

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Cutaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight - Crisp

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Achieve precise stability with our 2.5 oz crisp cutaway embroidery backing. Medium weight for sharp, clean lines in your embroidery projects.

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Cutaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight - Soft

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Experience comfort in crafting with our 2.0 oz soft cutaway embroidery backing. Medium weight, providing stability while maintaining a gentle touch for your creations.

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Cutaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Lightweight - Soft

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Delight in softness! Our 1.5 oz cutaway embroidery backing is perfect for children's garmentsfeather-light, ensuring comfort without compromising stability for adorable designs.

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Tearaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Heavy Weight - Soft

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Embroider with confidence using our heavy weight 3.0 oz tearaway embroidery backing. The perfect stabilizer for substantial designs, providing robust support without sacrificing flexibility.

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Tearaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight - Crisp

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Embroider your projects with ease using our 2.5 oz medium-weight tearaway backing. Perfect stability for intricate designs without compromising on flexibility. Embroider with confidence.

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Tearaway/Washaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight - Soft

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Get hassle-free embroidery with our 2.0 oz washaway/tearaway backing. Tears away like traditional stabilizer, and any remaining residue effortlessly vanishes with a splash of warm water.

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Tearaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Medium Weight - Soft

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Embroider with confidence using our 1.8 oz medium-weight tearaway embroidery backing. The perfect stabilizer for intricate designs, providing stability without added bulk.

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Tearaway/Washaway Embroidery Backing/Stabilizer - Lightweight - Soft

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Our 1.52 oz washaway/tearaway backing simplifies embroidery. Tear away effortlessly, and excess dissolves with a splash of warm water. Perfect for hassle-free crafting.

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Backing

Our embroidery backing material, also known as an embroidery stabilizer, comes in two easy varieties: tearaway and cutaway. As the names would have it, you can simply cut or tear these backings away when you’ve finished your embroidery. You can also get Peel & Stick tearaway that requires no spray adhesive.

Not sure which material to go for? Try to choose a weight that corresponds to the weight of the fabric you're embroidering. Another good rule to follow is to choose your weight according to your stitch count. Generally, the higher the stitch count, the heavier the backing should be.

Topping

Once you've chosen your backing, it’s time to browse our selection of topping. The water-soluble topping material is useful when you want to prevent stitches from sinking into a thick fabric and getting lost. You can use topping for embroidery projects ranging from tiny accents or large monograms.

For the water-soluble topping, all you do is apply the topping to the fabric you're going to stitch, work your embroidery magic upon it, then melt it away with steam or a fine mist from a spray bottle.

Sit n’ Sew Fabrics: Best Place to Buy Embroidery Topping and Stabilizer Material

If you've got a good project in mind and a crafting itch that needs to be scratched, you need the right materials and you need them fast. We ship our products from the central United States and can get them to you within 48 hours in the lower 48. We're proud to stock the best brands with the best shipping policy of any quilting store online. Choose Sit n’ Sew for the best quilt backing material and topping!