binding, single or double thread?
#21
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Mount Vernon, Oh
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I have always used double. I was taught that way by my mom. Her quilts are still in use, so I figured she knew what she was talking about. I also like that I don't have to worry about the thread pulling out as with single thread. small careful stiches hide well, and hand sewing is relaxing.
#23
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Location: Holmen, WI
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Me, too. I use double thread for lots of other things (mending, for example) but single for sewing my binding down. I make my stitches close together, too. And it also is my very favorite part of making a quilt! We're twins... LOL!
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
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Like everything else with quilting...it depends. I use double if I'm using a standard duty sewing thread. If I'm using heavier, hand quilting thread I'll use a single strand. And which one I use depends on color and what's handy. My stitches are fairly small and close together so 'close counts' in my book!
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