A stabilizer (referred to in industrial circles as backing) is. an essential for machine embroidery. It is used to support. the fabric during the stitching process to keep puckering. or stretching from occurring. The choice of stabilizer can make or break an embroidery. project.
This stretch of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon is spiced with 86 significant rapids, including Lava Falls, which rampages over garage-size boulders at more than 25 mph. Itâs reputed to be the fastest navigable whitewater in the Western Hemisphere.
The widest navigable part of the Mississippi is Lake Pepin, where it is approximately 2 miles wide. At the headwaters of the Mississippi, the average surface speed of the water is near 1.2 miles per hour - roughly one-third as fast as people walk. At New Orleans the river flows 3 miles per hour on average.