Does any one have ideas how to get all of the threads off when you get done with a project. It seems like for every one that you get rid of a dozen more show up.

If you mean loose threads a lint roller will work.

A lint roller is a great idea. Also, blue painter's tape works great. If you don't have that, you can use masking tape, but be sure to first tape it to your pant leg and pull off to remove most of the adhesive. This way you don't end up tugging threads loose that you don't want loose. If you don't have any of that, the sticky part of post-it-notes work also.

A quick run in the dryer with a static cling sheet works great and I don't have to do any work.

Is a static cling sheet the same thing as a dryer (fabric softener) sheet :?:

I use a lint roller on mine.

Some years ago I found a great clearance sale on dryer sheets called Cling Free. I bought several cases. They were for static clean and had no fabric softener in them. The Cling Free sheets have softener in them now.

I run mine through the dryer and that usually takes care of most of them. The rest I get with my lint roller.

get your pet to roll in it...which they usually do anyway :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I would use the anti static ones, but not regular dryer sheets.
Regular dryer sheets can leave stains on dry fabrics. It looks like an oil stain :wink:

do you trim your threads as you sew a seam. it takes a little time getting used to doing this but helps in the end of the finished project. it seems to get rid of most of the loose threads.

Junie

I don't have any extra sewing thread when I do it because this neighbor of mine showed me a hint & that was to fold a piece of material & when you come to the end of a sewm to sew onto that piece & than you just cut right at the end & when you start again you don't hve to worry about your thread coming out of your needle. The thread that i ws taling about is what come off of the material.

Hmmm. Your fabric shouldn't loose too many threads around the outside. Starching the fabric before piecing may help with this problem. Are you fondling your fabrics a lot? Okay, handling the fabrics and roughing up the edge? I can picture some of you laughing at my use of 'fondling.' If you buy fabric from WalMart or other discount places, their fabrics will unravel more than fabrics from an LQS. If it really unravels but you want to use it, fray check around the outer part of the block and once dry it won't unravel at all.

what do you mean by fray check?

I use the little piece of fabric trick too...(I call it a thread saver)...but for the others...I pick them off and use a piece of wide masking tape wrapped around my hand and I tap..tap...tap..picking straight up..not rubbing.

I use packing tape. It's all I have in the house :mrgreen:

Just as a BTW lint rollers are also good for removing those little bits of thread that are left in the fabric after you've used your seam ripper.

Use caution with fray check. Once I got some on my border and I had trouble lifting it off. It is great for stopping fabric from fraying.

I was told that threads everywhere were the sign of a great quilter!

I wash mine and dry each quilt as I finish sewing on the binding. I then lay it out on my glass topped dining room table to make sure it is completely dry and I run a lint roller on it to make sure all lose threads are removed. I put it in a plastic bag and give it to the receiver or in my storage closet. I cut any ravelings off as I quilt. Works great for me.

I use a lint roller and trim all my threads as I go. I learned my lesson the hard way - nothing like trying to do that after you put your top together =0)

Fray Check is a liquid in a small squeeze bottle to put on threads to keep from fraying more. It dries clear but sometimes darkens the threads/fabric. It also ends up being a bit stiff, so be careful you don't put too much on. You can buy it in the fabric store.

Fray check is great to use in spots, like the edges of fabric, that will get hidden either in the seam or by applique. It does stiffen the fabric and I just run a tiny bead of it along the edge of any pesky fabrics that won't behave. It's also great to use if you are a cross-stitcher and don't want your linen or cloth to fray as you are working on it. It's basically like invisible glue and only cost a few dollars for a bottle, which lasts forever!

BellaBoo - my first visual in my brain was you running around in a big drum, but then you stated you weren't doing any work,loll!

:lol: Now that's a funny mental image!

That's called leaders and enders. Great way to have sew two different blocks at the same time.

Fray Check is a liquid which kind of seals the fabric from fraying. Look for it in the notions section.

I call mine Spiders and a friend calls her's Monkey Tails. I just love this method as it saves so much thread!

Jingleberry, I read somewhere that we should never store our quilts in plastic bag. Perhaps someone else here can tell us the reason why, as I don't remember. I just know it's not a good idea.

It's because cotton, as a natural fiber, needs to breathe and plastic bags that are sealed do not allow movement of air flow.