fray check tip
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fray check tip
sometimes i just can't get that thread to go through the eye of the needle.
sometimes i will put Fray Check on the end of the thread - let it dry - and then it seems like the thread is more cooperative about going through the eye of the needle instead of beside it.
stiffening the thread is also helpful when threading my old sergers.
sometimes i will put Fray Check on the end of the thread - let it dry - and then it seems like the thread is more cooperative about going through the eye of the needle instead of beside it.
stiffening the thread is also helpful when threading my old sergers.
Last edited by bearisgray; 02-06-2019 at 06:30 AM.
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Great tip...thanks. I've found that if I lick the eye of the needle first the thread seems to go in easier. I do the same thing with earrings. If I lick the post of the earring it goes in my ear better. (Maybe this is more info than anyone needs to know...)
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Also, running your thread across a beeswax or any cheap candle can make threading so much easier. A piece of beeswax for this purpose is available for not much, and you only need an ounce or two is enough to last you many years. I keep ir in a baggie to avoid threads, dust, pet hair etc. from sticking to it. It lives in the drawer of my sewing desk. Handy for hand or machine needles.
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Same here! It works especially well for specialty threads used in embroidery as well. Especially the multi stranded ones like Wonderfil's dazzle and Superior Razzle Dazzle. I have gotten into the habit that as soon as I cut off my piece of thread I run the spool thread end across my glue stick so it is dry and ready to go when I am.
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