Originally Posted by
dunster
From your description, I think you have some threads showing through the quilt top after it has been quilted, and you want to pull them out? Here is one place that sells items for that purpose, but you can use a very fine crochet hook just as easily.
http://frederickchill.com/sales_pokenpull.php
I do as Dunster, a very fine crocket hook pokes through the quilt top or the backing and easily pulls out the ugly little bit of thread.
I do have to giggle how several of us misread the original quest of help.