I JUST read about this on another site and the reasoning for wasting a bit of thread was that it was cheaper to buy thread than to replace the tension in a machine - works for me!
Originally Posted by bluteddi
Originally Posted by dakotamaid
Originally Posted by jdiane318
I learn something new everyday on this board. Did not know about the thread idea at all.
Me too, however, it seems like a waste of thread to do that. (I was taught to sew by a Mom raised in the depression!)
I've never heard of this before either..
I wonder if mine is that way or not???? hmmm it does not seem to pull harder up than down...