This is the stabilizer I use when I’m working with silk. It is lightweight, like a piece of lingerie, and has a light adhesive on one side. It is also a great stabilizer for other challenging fabrics and for making T-shirt quilts.

Iron it on to the wrong side of the silk and it tames the fraying and gives some added body to the silk. Yet my silk retains it’s suppleness. For reverse applique I stabilize both my top and my background fabrics; with the aide of a lightbox I can still see through my stabilized background fabric to trace my design.

I’ve also used it with a pressing cloth to stabilize velvet for applique when I’m combining reverse applique with applique.

In a T-shirt quilt I made for my stepson the fabrics stayed soft and supple yet manageable for cutting and sewing.

The directions say to iron on with steam, but I’ve always used a dry iron.

The stabilizer is 60” wide and comes in:

• 1 yard x 60” wide

• 2 yards x 60” wide

• fat quarters ( 22” x 30”.)

If you have more questions about my experiences of with stabilizers and working in silk, read the blog Stability in Silk .