Sulky Invisible Poly Thread?
#1
Has anyone tried machine quilting with Sulky Invisible Polyester thread? It might be a good choice for the quilt I'm working on that has several different colors (since I can't decide which color thread to use). Their website says it can be ironed. Can the quilt be washed/dried without any problems? Any other pros/cons to using it?
Thanks!
Thanks!
#2
As long as the thread is made of polyester, not nylon then it will be a good invisible thread. Nylon stretches and breaks giving invisible thread a bad name. Many choose the nylon because it's cheaper thinking invisible thread is all the same.
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My first (finished) quilt was all done with invisible thread and it is almost loved and washed to death. The fabric is getting very thin but the quilting has not unraveled. However, I worked on another one with, I believe a cheap thread and it was a nightmare.
I have since switched to regular quilting thread. If I go through the trouble, by gosh, I want those lines to be seen.
I have since switched to regular quilting thread. If I go through the trouble, by gosh, I want those lines to be seen.
#8
I prefer wooly nylon invisible thread. It is softer and sews like a dream. My sulky invisible kept breaking recently so I used the only other invisible thread I had which happened to be Wooly. I washed and dried the quilt oh and ironed it before and had no problem. JMHO
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Another tip for this type of thread....besides loosening you tension...be sure to only wind your bobbin about half full and do it very slowly...hold your hand around the bobbin as you are winding to slow it down. Winding it fast stretches the thread, this causes it to do weird things when you are sewing and causes problems.
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