From my hand-quilting class
08-26-2017, 04:27 AM
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Probably Coats & Clark hand quilting thread - purchased at a WalMart store.
I think I did buy a cream or white at the LQS - but I don't remember the brand.
Mom had a "trick" for making thimbles fit better - she flattened them into an oval, and then they seemed to stay on better.
I have learned that a thin/skinny needle goes through fabric more easily than a thick one.
However, I have also learned that a very short needle is becoming more difficult for me to hold and manipulate.
I have also learned that even though a #12 between might be the "best" for hand quilting, I have had decent results using longer needles than the betweens and a #10 or #11 is not as "bendy" as a #12 needle. Sometimes I use whatever needle that I can get threaded!
By the way - that was my first hand quilting class, but I had done other quilting. I did learn things I did not know - so it was worth the cost.
I thought maybe I could learn the "secret" of those pin-prick size stitches. Part of it is having very thin batting.
The instructor seemed to be encouraging "straight and even" more than "tiny" - which seemed more attainable than tiny, tiny stitches.
I think I did buy a cream or white at the LQS - but I don't remember the brand.
Mom had a "trick" for making thimbles fit better - she flattened them into an oval, and then they seemed to stay on better.
I have learned that a thin/skinny needle goes through fabric more easily than a thick one.
However, I have also learned that a very short needle is becoming more difficult for me to hold and manipulate.
I have also learned that even though a #12 between might be the "best" for hand quilting, I have had decent results using longer needles than the betweens and a #10 or #11 is not as "bendy" as a #12 needle. Sometimes I use whatever needle that I can get threaded!
By the way - that was my first hand quilting class, but I had done other quilting. I did learn things I did not know - so it was worth the cost.
I thought maybe I could learn the "secret" of those pin-prick size stitches. Part of it is having very thin batting.
The instructor seemed to be encouraging "straight and even" more than "tiny" - which seemed more attainable than tiny, tiny stitches.
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