Knots knots knots!
#31
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Run your thread over it a couple times, then before tying the knot, pull it gently through your two fingers or a scrap to remove any clumps.
#34
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I was taught to do it like this...if you're right handed...push your needle up through the fabric , then put your left thumb over the hole the thread is coming through...pull the needle with your right hand and keep your left thumb over the hole...never fails! If you're left handed, just reverse.
#35
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Location: Broadway, Shenandoah Valley, VA
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That little plastic beeswax holder that has grooves cut out to run your thread through is wonderful for making your thread smooth and pretty much tangle free. Also, letting your thread unwind itself is a good practice as mentioned my others here.
#37
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I got on pretty well with knotting the other end of the thread but still got the occasional knot. I went for a rummage in my mum's beading supplies and discovered that she had some thread heaven! Hurrah! So now I am in thread heaven! It just glides through so smoothly now! Awesome!
Thank you so much to all of you for your advice and tips, you've made hand sewing relaxing for me again!
Thank you so much to all of you for your advice and tips, you've made hand sewing relaxing for me again!
#39
Thread Heaven is da bomb. Best stuff ever. To make sure I knot the right end, I thread my needle before I snip the thread off the spool, and THEN cut it and knot it immediately. There have been too many times when I've cut the thread, then dropped it. Now I don't know what end was cut!
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