Other uses for embroidery thread?
10-20-2011, 06:29 PM
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I mostly use Isacord Poly for machine embroidery, but I met a lady at the quilt shop who uses for piecing also. I usually piece and quilt with Gutermann poly, so I suppose it wouldn't be a lot different.
10-20-2011, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by nursie76
I mostly use Isacord Poly for machine embroidery, but I met a lady at the quilt shop who uses for piecing also. I usually piece and quilt with Gutermann poly, so I suppose it wouldn't be a lot different.
10-21-2011, 03:37 AM
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You can roll up a ball of the htread and do a burn test.
•Polyester: Has a somewhat sweet chemical odor. The residue is initially a hard cream-colored bead that becomes darker. Flames gives off black smoke.
•Cotton: Burns, but does not melt. It has the odor of burning paper,
•leaves, or wood. The residue is a fine, feathery, gray ash.
•Hemp: Same as cotton
•Linen: Same as cotton
•Ramie : Same as cotton
•Rayon : Same as cotton
•Silk: Burns, but does not melt. It shrinks from the flame. It has the odor of charred meat. The residue is a black, hollow irregular bead that can be easily to a gritty black powder. It is self-extinguishing, i.e., it burns itself out.
•Wool, and other Protein Fibers: Burns, but does not melt. It shrinks from the flame. It has a strong odor of burning hair. The residue is a black, hollow irregular bead that can be easily crushed into a gritty black powder. It is self-extinguishing, i.e., it burns itself out.
I remember doing burn test on fibers when I was in school for Marketing many many years ago.
•Polyester: Has a somewhat sweet chemical odor. The residue is initially a hard cream-colored bead that becomes darker. Flames gives off black smoke.
•Cotton: Burns, but does not melt. It has the odor of burning paper,
•leaves, or wood. The residue is a fine, feathery, gray ash.
•Hemp: Same as cotton
•Linen: Same as cotton
•Ramie : Same as cotton
•Rayon : Same as cotton
•Silk: Burns, but does not melt. It shrinks from the flame. It has the odor of charred meat. The residue is a black, hollow irregular bead that can be easily to a gritty black powder. It is self-extinguishing, i.e., it burns itself out.
•Wool, and other Protein Fibers: Burns, but does not melt. It shrinks from the flame. It has a strong odor of burning hair. The residue is a black, hollow irregular bead that can be easily crushed into a gritty black powder. It is self-extinguishing, i.e., it burns itself out.
I remember doing burn test on fibers when I was in school for Marketing many many years ago.
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