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    Old 05-24-2011, 08:44 AM
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    Always use single quilting thread.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 09:50 AM
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    I am the Lone Ranger.
    I double even the quilt thread.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 10:15 AM
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    gatha here. I always quilt with a double thread. I think that it makes a stronger quilt.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 10:24 AM
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    The thread has a tendency to twist as we stitch. Every once in a while I grasp the thead near the quilt and let the thread and needle dangle. It will untwist itself. I use the beeswax too. Won't quilt without it.

    And I always use a single thread. I was told by a seamstress years ago that double thread is not stronger. Just more visible and more apt to catch and be broken. A single thread melds with the fabric more.

    Originally Posted by It'smyfirstlove
    Single thread...I use hand quilting thread and still have trouble with tangles. I have tried using bee's wax on the thread and that helps some. Any other suggestions?
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    Old 05-24-2011, 10:46 AM
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    Definitely single.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 12:09 PM
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    I always use only single thread when I hand quilt...
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    Old 05-24-2011, 12:18 PM
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    You use a single thread just be sure it is hand quilting thread not machine quilting thread because hand quilting is stronger.
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    Quilting thread is stronger and has a waxed coating to keep it from fraying. I think mettler has one of the best.
    Only one strand.
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    single for me.
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    Old 05-24-2011, 04:10 PM
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    Supposedly, double thread will rub aggainst itself and wear -- maybe just an old wives tale, but I always use single.
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