Applique
03-27-2011, 05:46 AM
#31
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I've found that Bottom Line works well in addition to the advice that others here have given to you. I try to match the applique piece, but if I can't, then I will use a neutral in the same value tone. If you insert your needle just "underneath" the fold where you turn it under..just a thread or so then your stitches will be invisible.
03-27-2011, 06:23 AM
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For hand applique I use DMC 50wt.100% cotton thread with a size 11-a needle. I match the colors.
For machine applique I use Connecting Threads 50 wt. I get no lint in the machine.
Hope that helps.
For machine applique I use Connecting Threads 50 wt. I get no lint in the machine.
Hope that helps.
03-27-2011, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by steelecg
for hand applique - I use silk or aurifil
03-27-2011, 07:06 AM
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I just took a class in applique from a shop where the owner does beautiful applique. She highly recomended silk thread. I tried silk and regular thread. I like silk much better it just seems to disappear in to the fabric
03-27-2011, 07:28 AM
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I use a single strand of six-ply embroidery thread. It's fine and since I have almost every color in the rainbow from old embroidery projects, it's an easy way to get a color that's a close match for my applique piece.
03-27-2011, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by brushandthimble
are you talking about hand applique? Any nice THIN thread will do, some prefer (I am one) that like silk thread to do my hand applique.
If you are using a spool thread the needle from the loose end not the end you are cutting. If you are using a bobbin thread the needle from the fresh cut end. Less tangles:)
If you are using a spool thread the needle from the loose end not the end you are cutting. If you are using a bobbin thread the needle from the fresh cut end. Less tangles:)
03-27-2011, 07:58 AM
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I got three sets of BOBs at Superior Threads that are put together for hand applique. The thread is Bottom Line, made for longarm quilting, but it is a VERY fine thread. It's probably comparable to a silk, though I haven't tried that yet. I like it a lot. It is strong and color matching just makes it disappear.
For machine applique I have been using Sulky monofilament on the top and a thread that matches the background on the bobbin. Can hardly see it when I use a tiny zig-zag.
For machine applique I have been using Sulky monofilament on the top and a thread that matches the background on the bobbin. Can hardly see it when I use a tiny zig-zag.
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