Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
Doesn't the poly dull the needle? Or make it much harder to sew because the needle would scoot the poly over, rather than sew through it? Am I being a cotton snob?
You snob :) Hey I was too, until I tried this and found it worked just fine. Some poly rope can be really hard and that would probably cause a problem. But the stuff they have at Ace is actually real flexible and almost soft. Reminds me of thin tissue paper type material twisted into strands and then twisted with other strands to make this rope. Very sturdy and strong, but not tough and hard.
I have not had any problems sewing it with a standard needle, and I have been using the same needle for months and many, many baskets. I don't seem to have any dulling issues either.