Hand-sewing and thread tangles
I have been working on some hexies and I am going NUTS with how tangled my thread gets when I'm trying to hand-sew. Somehow I seem to be working a massive twist into the threads as I'm sewing.
I've just been using cotton thread (Robison-Anton brand that came with my Janome - really linty so I want to use it up outside of my machine), do I need special thread for hand-sewing? What am I doing that is making me get these crazy twists? The thread starts off fine but then starts to coil around itself - I spend more time untangling than I spend sewing!
I've heard of thread conditioner but I don't know what it is...is that what I'm missing?
I switched to using some poly thread and that helps a little bit, but I still get twists and tangles.
It's been a VERY long time since I've done hand sewing (like since I was a kid) and I don't remember having all these troubles, but who knows what kind of thread I was using...probably something my Grandma handed down to me.