FILMOPLAST® - Self-Adhesive Embroidery Nonwoven

For non-heat bonding of light to heavy-weight fabrics.

For stabilising stretch fabrics, like T-shirts, polo shirts, materials containing elastane, etc.

For needle-sharp pattern outlines and letters, even on stretch materials.

For stabilising delicate fabrics where frame marks are unwanted, e.g. velvet, fleece, or dark fabric types.

For embroidery placements that are difficult to hoop, like trouser and shirt pockets, collars, cuffs, ribbons, etc.

1. Hoop FILMOPLAST® with the protective paper facing up.
To facilitate the positioning of the work piece, mark the respective areas: let the embroidery needle penetrate FILMOPLAST® at four different points. Connect the four points using a ruler and pen to create a crosshair.

2. Using scissors or a needle, slightly slit open the protective paper and peel off the paper so the adhesive side is uncovered. The crosshair marking on the protective paper presses through onto the nonwoven. If necessary, redraw it on the nonwoven to make it more visible.

3. Place the fabric on the nonwoven’s adhesive side. Select fixed points on the fabric to determine the right position at the crosshair, e.g.
- for polo shirt embroideries: the button facing
- for shirt collar embroideries: the collar edge
Place the fabric on top, position it and firmly press it down. Embroider the design.

4. Carefully peel off the embroidered fabric from the adhesive film. The hoop remains in the machine. Tip: To facilitate the removal of the work piece from the hoop, the hoop can be moved forward.

5. Cover the hole left in the nonwoven with a matching remnant piece of FILMOPLAST®. Tip: The remnant piece should be slightly larger than the hole to be covered. Make sure to attach the remnant piece from the top so it will not stick to the stich plate during the following embroidery process. Peel off the protective paper only after the remnant piece has firmly been attached to the hole to be covered.

6. Place the next fabric piece to be embroidered on the reference points, position the hoop at the starting point and embroider the design.

7. Embroidery processes can be repeated this way various times after hooping FILMOPLAST® only once.

Storage:
For acclimatization purposes FILMOPLAST® should be kept in the same room where it’s being processed for at least 3 hours prior to its application.

For light to medium-weight fabrics and for fixation of small fabric pieces.

Material:
One-sided adhesive special nonwoven 75% cellulose, 25% synthetic fibers

Glue: waterborne polyacrylate dispersion, solvent-free, ageing-resistant and permanently elastic

Release paper: bleached siliconised kraft paper

Strength:
50 g/m2 incl. adhesive
62 g/m2 silicone paper

Colours:
black and white

Make-up:
Rolls in 4 different sizes:
50 cm x 25 m, 65 cm x 25 m, 85 cm x 25 m, 100 cm x 25 m

Dispatch and packing size:
Single rolls

Embroideries on delicate materials without frame marks.

Perfect embroideries on small work pieces and difficult-tohoop textiles, without hooping.

Embroideries on stretch materials without fabric distortion.

Embroideries on caps without cap frame.