Double Eye Needles for quilting on a machine
08-10-2011, 06:54 PM
#51
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Sorry, I don't have any pictures but I have done this many times using the double eye needle. As an example, I have put green thread in the bottom eye and a red or gold metallic in the top when I have quilted Christmas things. I have never adjusted my tension and it worked just fine. It gives the quilting just a bit of shimmer when the solid thread color is underneath.
I use Schmetz.
I use Schmetz.
08-10-2011, 07:37 PM
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I took a class a few months ago on doing stained glass quilts with bias tape. My teacher had us use a double needle (two shafts) that had the needles far enough apart that we sewed down both sides of the bias tape at one time.
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
08-10-2011, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Grambi
I took a class a few months ago on doing stained glass quilts with bias tape. My teacher had us use a double needle (two shafts) that had the needles far enough apart that we sewed down both sides of the bias tape at one time.
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
08-10-2011, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by shnnn
Originally Posted by Grambi
I took a class a few months ago on doing stained glass quilts with bias tape. My teacher had us use a double needle (two shafts) that had the needles far enough apart that we sewed down both sides of the bias tape at one time.
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
08-10-2011, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by raksmum
Originally Posted by shnnn
Originally Posted by Grambi
I took a class a few months ago on doing stained glass quilts with bias tape. My teacher had us use a double needle (two shafts) that had the needles far enough apart that we sewed down both sides of the bias tape at one time.
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
Ohhh...thanks for the clarification. Guess I was reading things wrong. Some of the posts make more sense now. That's what happens when multi-tasking. I was watching The Closer. :)
08-11-2011, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Grambi
Originally Posted by raksmum
Originally Posted by shnnn
Originally Posted by Grambi
I took a class a few months ago on doing stained glass quilts with bias tape. My teacher had us use a double needle (two shafts) that had the needles far enough apart that we sewed down both sides of the bias tape at one time.
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
The needle is out in my studio and I'm too lazy to go out there now to look at the details (brand, spacing, etc).
Ohhh...thanks for the clarification. Guess I was reading things wrong. Some of the posts make more sense now. That's what happens when multi-tasking. I was watching The Closer. :)
08-11-2011, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Ah, now I see what they are getting at. I've done exactly the same thing, but putting both threads through the same eye. You do need a larger eyed needle to allow for the two thicknesses of thread and I always make sure that the spools are going in opposite directions on the top of my machine, so they don't get tangled up. After that, go fairly slowly.
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