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Old 05-31-2013, 05:15 PM
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Prism99
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Originally Posted by VIKINGQUEEN
To prewash or not prewash quilting fabric, if not prewashed, could that be why threads are breaking?
No, I don't think so. A lot of us do not prewash fabric. Your problem is unusual. I think that if it is the straight-line stitches that are breaking (stitch-in-the-ditch) it is some combination of machine tension, needle type and needle size, and quality of thread issue.
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