Handquilting
07-13-2011, 04:38 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by teddysmom
I also hand quilt. I find YLI thread is the best and has the least amount of getting tangled and knotted. If it does, it's easy to correct.
07-13-2011, 05:48 AM
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I wish there was a "like" button on here! When someone gives good advice or when its just something I strongly agree with, I'd like to hit the "like" button! lol!
My grandmother taught me the same thing about the end to knot. I use YLI thread. I still get the loops sometime. I just pull as much slack as possible out, put my needle directly under and against the thread where the knot is, and carefully lift upward. Most of the time, the knot always, always pops out.
My grandmother taught me the same thing about the end to knot. I use YLI thread. I still get the loops sometime. I just pull as much slack as possible out, put my needle directly under and against the thread where the knot is, and carefully lift upward. Most of the time, the knot always, always pops out.
07-13-2011, 05:54 AM
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I was told by a hand piecer and quilter from just above me in Elgin, QC that when you pull the thread off of a spool, you thread the end that was just cut off of the spool in the the needle first, knot it, then pull the thread the rest of the way to a usable length. The original firt cut will be at the end of your sewing and therefore will have come off of the spool in the opposit direction it was wound on and shouldn't twist.
07-13-2011, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Barb44
Like SparkMonkey said, untwist your thread every few stitches. It doesn't matter what you coat your thread with if it gets twisted while stitching it will knot up. I use beeswax but still have to untwist the thread.
I have those little knots also, but I find that they usually will work out if I find which end to pull so that the loop gets quite small, then pull on both ends gently until the knot pops out to straight.
07-13-2011, 09:20 AM
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to untwist, pull your needle right up close to the quilt and let the thread hang. it will untwist itself. i usually run my fingers along the full length to help it along, then go back to quilting
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