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Old 02-05-2012, 07:11 AM
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Anyone have any tips on quilting with invisible thread? I really want to try it with a chevron pattern but
dont want to ruin my wonderful top Help please.
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Old 02-05-2012, 07:19 AM
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It can be very hard to work with, espically since I have trifocal glasses now! It can be hard to see where you have all ready quilted, but can make a very nice looking quilt. I don't use it on quilts that will be used since it tends to make the quilt stiff.
Good luck and post some pictures when finished.
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Old 02-05-2012, 08:56 AM
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i have a spool that i have not used yet. i've read here on the board that one shouldn't use nylon, and that is exactly what my spool is. i can't recall what the other type is, sorry
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Old 02-05-2012, 09:01 AM
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Make sure it comes off the side of the spool, not the top.
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:07 PM
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Personally, I don't want anything to do with the invisible thread. I don't want it in my clothes or my quilts.
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:12 PM
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I've used it with the "hand quilting stitch" setting on my machine and have been pleased with the results. Two of the quilts i used it on are in constant use and washed regularly. It has held up very well. I don't remember what brand, but it came on a cone not a spool.
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some machines like and some don't. I try to use it when I don't want the quilting to show new design - in otherwords just dimenional quilting. However, sometime it works in my machine and other times it doesn't.
The other is poly thread. Supposed to be easier to quilt with.
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Not a good idea to use invisible thread. Nylon thread is not heat resistant
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:16 PM
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I use it for wallhangings and only when I SID...
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:25 PM
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I use YLI Wonder Invisible for quilting almost all my quilts and have never had a problem. I use the stitch on my Viking Rose that looks like a hand stitch, especially around appliqued pieces.
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