Originally Posted by
janceejan
Good luck, those are the same habits we all have...lol. Mine is not squaring. Have learned the iron helps and that nasty starting thread. Cannot get in the habit of using a leader and that would work wonders.
When you see how much benefit it is to use a small piece of fabric in which to take your first four stitches, it will be no trouble to develop that habit. It saves a great deal of trouble with thread nests.