Tiny little notion/hint worth it's weight in gold!
I don't do a lot of hand sewing - generally, just when I turn the binding to the back and stitch it down. Today I am sewing a sleeve on a quilt to be entered in a quilt show. As I was having trouble with the thread, I decided to run it over the Thread Heaven I recently picked up.
Oh my gosh, it's not tangling at all!! It's Aurifil thread, my favorite, but it seemed to be tangling a lot, probably b/c it's from close to the spool and had a bit of a curl in it. As I'm just starting to be interested in hexies, I picked up the little container - it's only $3.50 - with a plan to use it for them when I have some time stuck in the car on long rides. I'm a notions junkie, it's true, but will admit that often things don't work as advertised. This sure does, though! |
I agree! I LOVE Thread Heaven! I discovered it many years ago when I was doing cross stitch. I use it all the time, it's fabulous!!
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Thanks for the tip. I have been using beeswax but it isn't great. Will try it!
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When you said "worth its weight in gold", I thought maybe you were going to sing the praises of the John James Gold 'n' Glide milliner needles. I picked up my first pack today & they are AMAZING! Make hand applique so much easier. The Gold 'n' Glide needles are awesome, though, because they are Teflon coated & slide through the fabric like a warm knife through butter. My thread does sometimes look like it's getting tangled, but I've yet to get an actual knot while stitching ... and that's saying something since I work with 36" of thread at a time (I know, I know. I should use half that amount). I definitely recommend trying these needles for anyone who does hand applique work! :)
I was looking at the Thread Heaven tool & wasn't sure about it. The lady at my LQS couldn't tell me anything about it, so I went with a simple beeswax & that worked fine for me, but now I want to try that Thread Heaven tool. |
Thread Heaven is a great product. I was looking for mine just today and can't find it. It's so small it's too easy for me to lose. The stuff lasts forever too.
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Thank you for reminding me. It sits in the drawer and I forget about it!
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I love Thread Heaven.
So much so that I have a container in EVERY hand project bag. |
I forget about it too and I could use it on a new EPP project. Thanks for the reminder!
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I've been using it and it's pretty good - I still get tangles but not NEARLY as much as I did without it. And a neat bonus; I noticed it's made not far from where I live!
I do have a question, though, for those of you who have used it for awhile....once it gets below the lip of the box, how on earth do you still run your thread through it? |
Maybe making trip to JoAnn's today!
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