true4uca

Just got an un-opened bottle of sewers aid liquid at a yard sale, no instructions. How & when do I use it.

MsMel

Curiosity got me....found this link....hope it helps :)

http://www.sailrite.com/Sewers-Aid-Lubricant

snipforfun

This may change your mind about using it. http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...cone-necessary

Jan in VA

Run the tip down the side of a thread spool to lubricate the thread for easier, smoother sewing.
Touch it to the tip of the needle for the same purpose.

It's a silicone lubricant. One might see Thread Heaven these days as a similar item. I uae beeswax on my cotton handquilting threads instead.

Jan in VA

kathy

i'd never think of soaking my thread in it but i do use it on most of the thread i use in my midarm quilter and i feel like it does help.

peaceandjoy

A FMQ class instructor, who does quilting for some very well-known designers, recommends using a very small amount on metallic and monfilament threads. I've never had a problem when using it, and breakage while using those difficult threads has been eliminated.

ckcowl

i've been using it for about 7 years now- it cuts down on lint- and makes the thread smoother/glide nicer. it was recommended to me by a (big-name) quilter who has won numerous international awards- i figure if he uses it i should feel pretty safe using it- it has made a big difference.
when i wind bobbins i just put a drop on the thread on the bobbin- and i run a few thin lines of it down the sides of my spools- especially when using cotton thread which seems to create alot of lint- and frays easily

EIQuilter

I've used it (sparingly) on some threads that my longarm didn't seem to care for, and it made the thread glide through with ease.

gotta-sew

If your doing machine embroidery, and using spray adheasive or a sticky back stablizer. Putting a drop on your finger and rubbing it on your machine needle can be really helpful. Slides right through that stuff without build up on your needle. Also....for long arm quilting or if your using a thread stand, take a piece of cotton batting (a small piece) put the sewers aid on it and wedge it in the top of the thread stand so that as the thread passes through it gets a bit of sewers aid on it. Works quite well.

true4uca

Thanks, I will use it. The only instructions I could read said to use sparingly. I didn't know where to use it.