wanton jacinth
I am still practicing hand embroidery of character faces (mostly the sample faces of the Japanese book I have been using)... The problem is that the tearaway stabilizer (Vlieseline Stitch-n-Tear (this stabilizer is not iron on)) I am using on the backside starts to tear long before I am actually done (in case it matters in the front I am using water soluble embroidery film). At the moment I am using Waldorf doll skin fabric for practice purposes, which it being jersey of course makes it stretchier than the toycloth I'll be using instead once I am relatively satisfied with my hand embroidery, so I am not sure how much of a problem this will be with toycloth (which is what I will be using for my actual custom Fumo).
I had first assumed that the problem was a too strong needle (already used fine embroidery needles anyway), as it always gets even more easily damaged when I used anything, but pearl embroidery needles, which of course get very easily bend, so I decided to buy and use these clover needles https://clover-usa.com/products/black-gold-hand-sewing-needles-applique-sharps-no-10?_pos=3&_ss=r
But despite these black and gold needles being extremely thin and also having a very tiny ear the tearaway stabilizer (in the back) actually breaks down even faster now... In case it matters I am using mostly regular embroidery floss and always just a single thread. I don't feel the broken stabilizer all that much spoils the result (if at all), but it definitely makes things harder, so I'd really appreciate some advice regarding this issue.
proper spoke