Stabilizers are most commonly associated with machine embroidery but stabilizers have been used in sewing way before sewing machines were even a thing. A stabilizer is anything added to the fabric to create shape, or to stabilize it in order to help with the ease of sewing. Stabilizers are considered a notion so at the fabric store you'll find them in the notions department. There are different types and ways to apply them. The one you choose is dependent on the type of fabric and what the stabilizer's intention is for. This video will go over the stabilizer types, what situation they're commonly ideal for, and how to use them to help you make your garment sewing headache free. If you've been sewing clothes all this time without using stabilizers, prepared to have your sewing world changed for the better.
Stabilizers 101
