Fastpedal

I was at a Jo-ann's store that was closing last month. I purchased a product call Thread Magic. I had not seen it before in our local Jo-ann's and it was priced at $9.99 (a high price for a little container). I usually use beeswax on my thread when I sitch my binding to the back of my quilts. The beeswax needs to be replaced before I use it up. Thought I would try this product. It shows that you can also use it on your sewing machine.

Would be interested to know if anyone on this board uses this product and your thought?

Thanks for any information this well informed members can shed.

KalamaQuilts

Yours http://www.taylorseville.com/thread-magic.html

Mine http://www.threadheaven.com/

looks like the same type of product to me. I used mine a lot when I was hand quilting.
Not quite sure how yours would be applied to a spool?

Lasts forever.

ManiacQuilter2

We discussed this product at the senior group. I have used Thread Heaven for decades to prevent knots when hand stitching the binding. There was some mention of a tiny hole in the container to run your thread thru. Other discussed the best way to place it for using on a machine.

SouthPStitches

I hand quilt and to be perfectly honest, I really didn't like Thread Heaven. IMHO a lot of hype and little performance but lots of people love it.

Onebyone

I have several small cubes of Thread Heaven in my hand sewing take along bags. I like using longer thread lengths when I hand sew and this keeps the thread from tangling and getting crazy. I use Sewer's Aid on my spools of thread for the machine.

PaperPrincess

For machine use, you are supposed to just draw a line of the stuff across the threads on your spool. My sewing machine technician advised against using such products as the lubricant can get in the tension discs and gum them up. I have heard of people affixing a small cotton ball above the needle and putting it on that. The thread gets lubricated, but it doesn't go thru the machine innards. As far as I'm concerned, for machine sewing, if a thread doesn't work, I give it away!

ckcowl

I use it for all my hand stitching. It doesn't add the ( gumminess) of bees wax. I've been using it for years.

Bree123

I agree with the others that Sewer's Aid (they sell that at JAF, too) is the best option for conditioning machine thread. It is a liquid that comes in a small, clear bottle.

I tried Thread Magic 2 years ago for hand work before I tried beeswax. Then I lost the thing & the LQS I was already at buying fabric charged so much for Thread Heaven I just bought a thing of beeswax. My personal preference is for the beeswax, but I'm sure I'm in the minority. Part of that preference is that I have a lot of chemical sensitivities, so I try to stick with natural products as much as possible.

cashs_mom

I've used my little container for Thread Heaven for years for hand work and love it. As Onebyone says, I can use longer lengths of thread without it getting tangled and making me crazy.

Jan in VA

I use both (thread heaven in the TINY blue box/wax) but prefer bees wax, not really sure why.

Jan in VA