Maxi-Lock thread Embroidery Question
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This isn't a quilting question...but I've got a ton of Maxi-lock polyester, serger thread on cones left over from serging my kids clothes when they were small. Does anyone use it in the bobbin when the do machine embroidery? I've only used 60 wt. poly and cotton bobbin thread in the past and I can't find anywhere what the wt. is for Maxi-lock thread. If you do embroidery on shirts etc. has this thread worked o.k. in the bobbin for you?
I'll have to try doing a sample to see if it works, if no one has tried it.
I'll have to try doing a sample to see if it works, if no one has tried it.
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Different machines, handle different thread, differently LOL, that sounds like a tongue twister :D:D:D
I would try it and see how your machine likes it. If it works, I would use it up!
I would try it and see how your machine likes it. If it works, I would use it up!
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Originally Posted by amma
Different machines, handle different thread, differently LOL, that sounds like a tongue twister :D:D:D
I would try it and see how your machine likes it. If it works, I would use it up!
I would try it and see how your machine likes it. If it works, I would use it up!
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I have a good friend who always uses it for her practice designs, for both bobbin and top. (She has a Viking, but I can't remember which one). I have a Janome 11000 and it does NOT like embroidering with serger thread. So, as others have said, it's worth testing on your machine (if its not a Janome 11000). I looked inside some of my cones and there is a 70 printed on the sticker, so maybe that's the weight. It doesn't specify what the 70 is.
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Originally Posted by sharon b
At my Joanns ( :roll: ) they told me I couldn't use the serger thread for regular sewing as it is thinner and won't hold up , so I have been afraid to try if for embroidery
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