A trick for tangled thread while hand quilting
#23
I use Thread Heaven. It's great. The quality thread made now has no right or wrong ends. I have been using the waxed thread for hand sewing bindings. It is used for fly fishing lures, it's thin and never knots or twists. I bought a set of 12 different color spools.
#24
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I use beeswax and it works beautifully. I never have tangles.
And I always thread my needle before cutting the thread off the spool. Then it is always going the right way. That's the way the fibers lay. If you do it the other way you are raising fibers that will cause tangling.
And I always thread my needle before cutting the thread off the spool. Then it is always going the right way. That's the way the fibers lay. If you do it the other way you are raising fibers that will cause tangling.
#27
I read through the whole thread to see if anyone would ask, and no one did, so here goes . . . do you use a new dryer sheet or a used one?
I had never heard of tis, but will definitely try it. I don't like using wax or Thread Heaven. It makes the thread feel "heavy" to me. I finally figured out that I give my needle a little twist when I'm pulling the thread through, which causes the twisting. I just have to let the thread hang every once in a while.
I had never heard of tis, but will definitely try it. I don't like using wax or Thread Heaven. It makes the thread feel "heavy" to me. I finally figured out that I give my needle a little twist when I'm pulling the thread through, which causes the twisting. I just have to let the thread hang every once in a while.
#28
Originally Posted by Bluphrog
I read through the whole thread to see if anyone would ask, and no one did, so here goes . . . do you use a new dryer sheet or a used one?
I had never heard of tis, but will definitely try it. I don't like using wax or Thread Heaven. It makes the thread feel "heavy" to me. I finally figured out that I give my needle a little twist when I'm pulling the thread through, which causes the twisting. I just have to let the thread hang every once in a while.
I had never heard of tis, but will definitely try it. I don't like using wax or Thread Heaven. It makes the thread feel "heavy" to me. I finally figured out that I give my needle a little twist when I'm pulling the thread through, which causes the twisting. I just have to let the thread hang every once in a while.
I start with an unused dryer sheet and use it until I notice that it is no longer working. I try to thread the needle through a different section of the dryer sheet each time too. :)
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