I haven’t used it, I just fold the edges over and stitch by hand, or I use masking tape.

Tried some fraying glue once and didn't like it at all. I just fold my fabric over and straight stitch the edges on a large piece. For a small piece I use masking tape for the edges.

I use fraying glue, on sewing projects. Works fine. But, it has always been to stop a small hole, etc from getting bigger. Never really thought about using it on aida. Be aware, from my experience, it does not wash out and could possible be bumpy/lumpy where you apply it. Guess if you were intending to cut of the edge of the aida where the glue was applied, after finishing the project, it might work.

I find it works really well if used sparingly. I lay my aida fabric on a piece of waxed paper and squirt it very lightly along the edges. It dries very quickly and lasts throughout the project.

I use painters tape (there is less residue on it) and it works fine for me.
I will sometimes cut my fabric a tad bigger in case I have to cut the stuff off instead of simply pulling it off.
Hope this helps!
Mary

I use fray check (similar product to this) on all my projects. You run it down the edges and it dries fairly quickly. I do make sure to do it over some scrap paper to avoid getting it on the table. As long as you have trimmed off any fray before you use it, it works great!

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Realize I could hand stitch but to be honest that reminds me to much of mending (and I HATE mending). Have tried masking tape on past but seems to attract all the dog hair in house (keep a tweezers with me wh n stitching in case I see one on piece; but wouldn’t trad my four footed). Perhaps the painter’s tape. Was just curious.

I just use my pinking shears to cut around the edge of the material. I have done this for years. When I first started I would just baste around the edges, but cutting with pinking shears takes no time at all. About your sewing machine, I would get it fixed because every once in a while I get a notion and will make a teddy bear or use it to repair something. I had the part involved with the bobbin come loose so I would use my embroidery machine to wind the thread. However, I found a guy over the river (Red River) who repaired machines at the quilt shop. I had it fixed and was so happy. It was like an old friend coming back. It is a Montgomery Ward machine and a work horse and and about 35 years old. It did not cost much to fix it at all. I digress. Yes, try the pinking shear method, works perfectly and you will be on the way to cross stitch without using no fray, or any type of glue or masking tape. Hope this helps. (Recently, my son asked me to reseam his Snoopy pillowcase (no he doesn't use it) so out came the machine to the rescue.) Just read your post again. Zig zagging on your machine is like cutting with pinking shears.

Like Sarandipity, I also use Fray Check and think it works great. I would think this would work too. I put a paper towel under my fabric to protect my table surface.
Liz

Hi Everyone. I also use fray check, But I have learned something in this discussion. Laying the fabric on a flat surface sounds like a good idea. I have always held the fabric in my left hand and applied the fray check with my right, resulting, of course with getting some on my fingers. As you can see from this confession, I am rather clumsy. One of the reasons I love counted cross stitch so much is that the fabric holds the thread in place. Drawing, painting and other forms of art are not for me, but with fabric, thread and a needle I can create beautiful painting like scenery, cute birth samplers, etc. With this Chit Chat I learn new ways of doing things. Along with that, opinions different from mine help me to be more open minded. Many thanks to ECS for donating this space and to all of you fellow stitchers who contribute ideas, personal stories and understanding. Karen