I am teaching a hand quilting class at one of the local LQS shops. Some of the ladies that sign up for this class already know the basics to hand quilting so I was surprised to hear that they never heard of running their needle and thread through a dryer sheet first to keep it from tangeling.

Just curious, am I the only one that uses this technique??

Thanks for the tip!

my grandma taught me to use beeswax...i still have the cake she used to use

I'm a beeswax gal too.

Never heard of using a dryer sheet before. My goodness, dryer sheets have tons of uses, don't they!

I've tried beewax & so many other things & my thread still tangles & knots up when I'm doing the handsewing part of binding. I'm willing to give this a try too.

I will definately be trying this soon...thanks for the tip :-)

Thanks for the tip. I have been hand sewing for years and had never heard that before...guess you can teach this old dog a new trick *L* I have run my thread thru wax before. I just save an old candle for that.
Happy Stitchin' crafty_linda_b

Thanks so much for this tip as I will be trying it soon.
Nancy

Now to find someone that uses dryer sheets so I can steal one!