Thankful for a "duh" moment
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Also you can thread as many needles as you want at a time and then you can just keep on hand sewing without stopping to thread a needle each time.
I use thread Heaven on my thread now that I am comparatively [lol] rich. Before I used a sliver of hand soap to keep my thread from tangling.
I use thread Heaven on my thread now that I am comparatively [lol] rich. Before I used a sliver of hand soap to keep my thread from tangling.
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Oh, my gosh! I was using thread from a bobbin just this morning while hand sewing a binding, and I had so many nasty snarls, it about drove me to drink! I wish I'd have read this thread before I started instead of after I'm done. It never occurred to me that I was threading the wrong end onto the needle. Duh, for sure! Thanks for the heads up. I should have thought of this myself, but didn't. It's a lesson I think I'll not forget, though.
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And just to add another step to make handling thread easier, after you needle and wax the thread, run or slide the thread under a warm iron. It gets rid of the excess wax and adds some body or stiffness to the thread and it glides right through the fabric.
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So now you have the thread (from the spool) threaded onto the needle. So where do you put the knot. This will make as much difference as from where you get your thread. Do you knot the end you put through the needle eye, or do you knot the other end? or do you knot the other end or the other end. Or the end you cut? ? ? ? Or.....
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