silk thread
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Originally Posted by judykay
Do you use silk thread because it is stronger or because it blends in better?
The 100 weight is really incredible - I could use white on black fabric and you wouldn't even see it.
Worth every penny.
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Amen!!!
Jan in VA
Because it totally disappears into the fabric. Which means my sometimes crappy stitching isn't visible. ;-)
The 100 weight is really incredible - I could use white on black fabric and you wouldn't even see it.
Worth every penny.
Jan in VA
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by judykay
Do you use silk thread because it is stronger or because it blends in better?
The 100 weight is really incredible - I could use white on black fabric and you wouldn't even see it.
Worth every penny.
#6
I use it a lot when machine quilting. It makes my fmq look like I know what I'm doing. No mistakes show that much at all. Silk thread and wool batting and your first attempt at FMQ will look fantastic. When I find a sale I buy it. It's all I use for hand applique.
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I just used silk for hand applique for the first time and I LOVE IT. Yes it totally disappears and is very nice to work with. I have yet to try it in machine quilting. Reknowned domestic machine quilter, Diane Gaudinski mentions it a lot in her books and she writes how she loves to use silk for quilting. Her results are fantastic.
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