Thread Color Question
#11
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Location: Southern USA
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So many factors. Thread type, ply, and weight to needle type and size to tension. All have to jive with each other and the quilt layers. I have less problems if I use the same thread but will use different colors of it in top and bottom.
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
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I noticed a lot of you said to avoid pokies. If you have pokies then there is a problem with the stitch. I have taken dozens of machine quilting classes and eliminating pokies was the first hour of the very good classes. I always learn something from a class no matter how many of the same ones I take.
Last edited by sewingpup; 03-07-2020 at 01:17 PM.
#14
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I try to use the same color on top and bottom, but sometimes the back is light and the front is dark. In that case I use two different colors. I have also been known to use a thin dark pigma pen to color any "pokies" that might appear. In addition, gray thread often blends in very well on both sides with many fabrics.
#16
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