Dritz 406 Wash Away Wonder Tape , 1/4-Inch x 10-Yards

This is a life-changing sewing hack! Pinning can become a long and tedious process; not to mention the frustration of always being sure to maintain accurate alignment of your fabrics. Even though this will not ever eliminate the pinning process completely, it is an excellent alternative- or even addition- to pinning! It could be stickier, but if you are sure to really press your fabric together on the taped part, it will hold in place well enough to do its job (just keep this in mind and handle your fabrics gently if you are moving it around so it doesn’t separate) But that is an incredibly minor factor in comparison to what a great product this is, especially for only a few dollars! Initially, I was skeptical about just HOW dissolvable the tape would be after being washed. I half-expected for the garment to come out of the washing machine with some trace of sticky residue, or fibers remaining between the stitches I made over the tape line. But WOW! Any sign of the tape was COMPLETELY eliminated from the fabric! I never would have known if I hadn’t done it myself! (even in COLD water wash loads!) This saves so much time and frustration, improves accuracy and hold, and comes with a lot of tape; one roll will last you for a while! This tape has become a permanent fixture on my sewing table!

This stuff saved a lot of frustration in a simple way. I was using some of the printable stick n stitch wash away fabric to apply my embroidery design but the 8.5x11 in sheets were too small. I needed two of them to go across the back of the denim work shirt I was working on. This left a gap that kept pulling apart... tried stitching across it but that tended to pull. Putting on the embroidery hoop made things pull apart more also. This thin tape worked perfectly to 'seal' the gap together. It is slightly stickier than the stick n stitch fabric so it is holding fairly well. Since it also washes away? perfect solution. It did add a bit of thickness to stitch thru but given the problem I was working with, I was OK with that. It's not terrible. Nice solution for a reasonable cost and I'm sure I'll use it again.

Using it to position trim on a wall hanging before sewing down (saving from wonkiness and grief). Works great once I learned to tear the strips instead of cut so that it is easier to remove the backing.

This works great when needing to temporarily hold a seam or zipper in place, then washes out. There are times when you many need to really press it down to get it to stick on certain fabrics, but usually still works.

I used this to tack material down when hemming both t-shirt knit material as well as cotton oxford woven material. Unlike some other reviewers, I found that the tape adhered reasonably well once finger pressed with good pressure. I immediately sewed the hems so I have no experience with whether the adhesion would fail if you set aside the prepped fabric aside to sew later like some here have had trouble with. I also did not try to iron press the hem after applying the tape so I can also not speak to that. However, like others reviewers, I also found that it was extremely (and I emphasize extremely) difficult to separate the paper layer once the tape is initially placed on the fabric. I suggest peeling a little of the paper off the adhesive (maybe a 1/4” or so) before applying the adhesive layer to the fabric to get the separation started. Even this is difficult. I needed to use a magnifier along with a scalpel blade to “scrape” the adhesive off of the edge of the paper backing to get the separation started. So overall, not so easy to use but I guess that I should be thankful that it did stick to the fabrics in my use case.

Where has this been all my life...oh wait....maybe I just learned about it. I love the fact that it holds the material down for me with tricky turns and such without using a thousand pins, and it washes right out and does not leave that thick, stiff line that permanent binding tape has. Sticks and holds well, seems durable until washed out, which is exactly as stated that it does. It does not have that cheap, flimsy feel to it. Quality product.

I wanted a 1/4" DST so decided to order the Dritz. What a waste of money and time. It is almost impossible to separate the paper from the tape. It does not stick worth a darn to canvas, quilt cotton, or vinyl. I only ordered it because Annie's DST only comes in 1/8" width. By Annies is the absolute best DST out there and I am hoping she will eventually make 1/4 & 1/2" tapes. I make bags and install a lot of zippers and this Dritz is garbage. By the way, it is also overpriced, especially since it doesn't work worth a darn. Worst of all, I ordered it from Amazon and then ordered it from another site by mistake so I am stuck with two rolls! I don't know how anyone can give this DST a good rating. Maybe it works better on lighter fabrics, but I can tell you it is not worth your time or money to order this if you make bags, totes, pouches, etc.

Absolutely love this tape. It helps me close up openings for turning lined projects right side out. It's also helped me hem a curved shirt hem line