Will poly thread eventually cut cotton cloth when used in piecing?
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Will poly thread eventually cut cotton cloth when used in piecing?
Will poly thread eventually cut cotton cloth when used in piecing? Or is this a fable?
What is the professional standard for thread choice? What are best practices? (Yes, I know I can do whatever I want, but I want to make the best choice for heirloom work)
Logically, it seems to me that if poly eventually cuts into cotton when used for piecing, the same thing will happen when used for machine quilting! In machine quilting there is a lot more stress on the thread because it is pulling together two layers of fabric and the batting, whereas in piecing it's sitting nicely in a fold and pressed together by the machine quilting.
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What is the professional standard for thread choice? What are best practices? (Yes, I know I can do whatever I want, but I want to make the best choice for heirloom work)
Logically, it seems to me that if poly eventually cuts into cotton when used for piecing, the same thing will happen when used for machine quilting! In machine quilting there is a lot more stress on the thread because it is pulling together two layers of fabric and the batting, whereas in piecing it's sitting nicely in a fold and pressed together by the machine quilting.
Thank you
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No. At least not with most commonly available threads today. Check out the thread tutorials at Superior Threads online. They have some videos on Youtube also. In one of them, they demonstrate how easily poly thread breaks.
There may have been a problem using polyester thread with cotton in the past, but it certainly doesn't seem to be a problem these days.
There may have been a problem using polyester thread with cotton in the past, but it certainly doesn't seem to be a problem these days.
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Will poly thread eventually cut cotton cloth when used in piecing? Or is this a fable?
What is the professional standard for thread choice? What are best practices? (Yes, I know I can do whatever I want, but I want to make the best choice for heirloom work)
Logically, it seems to me that if poly eventually cuts into cotton when used for piecing, the same thing will happen when used for machine quilting! In machine quilting there is a lot more stress on the thread because it is pulling together two layers of fabric and the batting, whereas in piecing it's sitting nicely in a fold and pressed together by the machine quilting.
Thank you
What is the professional standard for thread choice? What are best practices? (Yes, I know I can do whatever I want, but I want to make the best choice for heirloom work)
Logically, it seems to me that if poly eventually cuts into cotton when used for piecing, the same thing will happen when used for machine quilting! In machine quilting there is a lot more stress on the thread because it is pulling together two layers of fabric and the batting, whereas in piecing it's sitting nicely in a fold and pressed together by the machine quilting.
Thank you
I've used poly blends for ages and never noticed any trouble. Sounds like a quilt police story!
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I was always taught to match the thread to the fabric - that is, if you're sewing on cotton fabric, use cotton thread, or polyester on polyester. But I've used polyester thread when piecing with cotton fabric, and I've never had a problem. The quilts seem to hold up fine. I do, however, have problems when I have different threads in the needle and the bobbin. My machine doesn't seem to like that at all...
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