Originally Posted by
bizzibee
Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to take the thread out of your sewing machine? My brother - in - law was in the garment industry as a sewing machine repairman for over 40 years and he just told me this. To take your spool of thread off of your machine, cut it off at the spool and then pull the thread out from the needle. You should never pull the thread out in the opposite direction that it is threaded. I never knew this!
I always tie in a new color and pull through to the needle. I don't want to rethread the machine every time I change colors when doing applique. Plus that halogen light is right there and very hot!