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Old 09-03-2016, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by terriamn View Post
Great block Billie

I was home for a few hours yesterday morning and worked on Joan's block. Decided to appliqué seaweed down with metallic thread. Thought it would shimmer. What a pain in the you know what. Thread broke every 3 or 4" won't do that again.

Thanks Terri I'm happy with it.

Tips I learned when using metallic thread
1) Use a needle for metallics it helps a ton.
2) This one you probably know use a regular cotton in the bobbin
3) Set your tension to 0 yes zero it works amazingly well if it's too loose try 1 but I always set mine to 0 and do not have a problem.
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