Waste and Soluble Canvas

Waste Canvas can be used when you want to cross-stitch or embroider onto fabric that does not have an obvious open weave, i.e., T-shirt fabric or a shirt. There are several clips on YouTube on how to use it. Just pin or tack the Waste Canvas onto the fabric, then cross-stitch or embroider your design through BOTH layers of fabric. When you have finished, soften the fabric with water and using tweezers, remove all the threads of the Waste Canvas. Wash the design gently to settle it into place. It works best if your stitches are a little tighter than normal so that they sit tight against the fabric after you have removed the Waste Canvas. 

Soluble Canvas dissolves in water so once you finish stitching just rinse the item in warm water and the canvas will disappear.