How to Use Grippy Non Slip Coating: Temporary Hold for Appliqué and Basting
Some jobs do not need a permanent bond — they just need fabric to stay put long enough to sew it. That is the job of Grippy Non Slip Coating from Odif, stock #43602, made in France. This 3.81-ounce can is a temporary, repositionable fabric adhesive used to temporarily bond fabric, giving you a hold you can adjust while you work.
What This Coating Is
Grippy is a temporary, repositionable fabric adhesive in a 3.81-ounce size. It is odorless and colorless, produces no mist, and does not gum sewing needles. That means you can hold layers together without adding visible color, a strong smell, or sticky residue on your needle. Because the bond is temporary, it differs from permanent fabric glue: you use it to hold something for the next step, then sew as planned.
Why Quilters and Sewists Use It
- Less shifting while you sew: A temporary hold helps keep appliqué pieces, batting, and backing from creeping as you feed them under the presser foot.
- Fewer pins in the way: For basting and hemming, a light temporary bond can reduce how much pinning a small area needs.
- Repositionable: If a piece lands slightly off, you can lift and adjust it rather than unpicking stitches or starting over.
- Needle-friendly: The description notes that it does not gum sewing needles, which is especially important for machine appliqué and machine embroidery.
How to Use It, Step by Step
- Prepare a test piece: Start on a scrap of the same fabric to see how the temporary bond feels before you work on the real piece.
- Position your layers: Lay out your fabric, appliqué shape, stabilizer, or hem exactly where you want it, so you know the placement before you apply anything.
- Apply the adhesive: Use the coating to temporarily bond the layers, keeping the application light and even — aim for hold, not saturation.
- Place and adjust: Set the piece in position and smooth it with your fingers. If it is not quite right, lift and reposition it while the bond is still temporary.
- Sew promptly: Stitch your machine appliqué, quilting, basting, or hem while the hold is helping you.
- Check before you finish: Make sure every edge is in place and no corner has lifted before moving on.
Practical Tips
Use it for the jobs listed for this product: machine appliqué, quilting, basting, holding fabric to stabilizers in machine embroidery, and hemming. For basting, think of it as extra help on a tricky section — a curved edge or a layer that keeps shifting — rather than a replacement for careful layering. Keep it with your other adhesives so you reach for the temporary option when you want to be able to adjust.
Care and Storage
Store the can upright with its cap secured, in a dry spot away from finished fabrics. Protect nearby pieces you do not want bonded while you work, and put the can away before you start cutting the next project on the same table.
Project Ideas
Try Grippy for machine appliqué shapes on a wall hanging, basting layers for a small quilted project, holding fabric to a stabilizer for a machine embroidery design, steadying a hem before you stitch it, and quilting projects where a section needs a little extra hold to stay aligned. It is a small can that solves a familiar problem: fabric that will not stay where you put it.
Shop the Grippy Non Slip Coating 3.81oz 43602 Odif#6 at Linda's Electric Quilters.
