Isn't technology wonderful!
I've been stitching on a heavy weight cold water
soluble today making moss. The first cold water
soluble I used (30 years ago) was thin and tore
very easily when trying to put it in a hoop for stitching.
Just the usual polyester thread and 2 layers of soluble.
I think I could have managed with one layer.
After lots of stitching this was the result.