Thread: Thankful for a "duh" moment
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Old 09-27-2013, 06:16 PM
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LavenderBlue
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Default Thankful for a "duh" moment
I've known since I began quilting 2 years ago, that it is best to thread your needle with the end of the thread that comes off the spool first. This supposedly prevents tangling and knotting while hand stitching. Last night while sewing on a binding, the light bulb went on when I realized that I thread my needle from the bobbin used in my project (not the spool). This certainly explains why I seem to always have many aggravating tangles. Since the thread had already been wound onto the bobbin, I was threading backwards! Maybe it's my imagination, but immediately after correcting the method, my stitches were much less visible too. They just seemed to sink right in. Hope this helps someone else.
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