Thread conditioner
 

Recent posts have mentioned thread conditioner. Bee's wax is commonly used, but has anyone tried candle wax? I have a small piece of it from a tea candle, and it's working great for thread I use for applique.

Thanks for that suggestion. I have found "Thread Conditioner" doesn't work as well as bees' wax, and I will give a candle a try.

I've got 2 containers of Thread Heaven that I've been using forever. When I need more wax/conditioner for my thread, I'll try candle wax.

I like bees wax better than thread conditioner.

I've never used a tea candle, but it's a great suggestion! I have trouble knotting the ends of thread when using thread conditioner, so I have to make sure I leave the ends free of it.

Sounds like a good idea to me and one I never thought of.
I'm getting ready to hand quilt a project and am getting some new thread. I have
Thread Magic (something like that, forgot the exact name) but I haven't bought hand quilting thread in a long time.
I bought Gutermann.

I found that thread conditioner didn't do much for polyester thread, in fact it seemed to make it worse.

Well i bought Thread Heaven just yesterday. After i opened it i thought, geeshe, it looks like a blob of wax! I have not used it yet so we will see! Hope i didnt totally waste my money

I will show my ignorance...but how do you use thread conditioner?

You take your length of thread and run it through the conditioner. No question is ignorant! :)