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Is that an Airedale I see in your picture?!
Originally Posted by Anne Marie
I'm a very new quilter.This may be a stupid question but I have seen mentioned the use of water soluble thread and I don't understand when or why you would quilt with it. If it dissolves what is the purpose?
Anne Marie |
Just be VERY careful not to get your solible thread and regular mixed up. I attended a class held by a national quilt teacher and she told how she'd forgotten to change out the thread on the machine and pieced an entire quilt with the water solible. Guess what happened. Oh, MY.
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YES!!! We love our Airedales. I see you have one too.
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A lady locally makes "Just married" gifts. Shorts for the guy, bikini & short top for the gal in flimsy see thru nylon sewn with water soluble thread and two water guns. She sells lots of them.
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That is too funny. I don't think I'll try that just yet.
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Originally Posted by Anne Marie
Thanks. I am building up my confidence to quilt my first top. I think I will pin AND baste and there is any other way to secure the layers I will probably try that too. Cross your fingers for me.
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I use the white paper trick too. My problem is not being able to see the thread too.
------------------------ Would it work better if you laid the end of the thread down and rubbed a felt tip marker on it? Then when threaded, you could clip off the black end. |
it can also be used in heirloom sewing techniques, again where it is a temporary purpose.
I thought the same thing when I first heard of it... |
For temporary basting so that you don't have to spend time cutting and pulling the threads out later when you don't need them.
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[quote=MadQuilter]
Originally Posted by Anne Marie
I remember when I tried the water soluble thread on a trapunto: I had trouble getting the needle threaded. OK - what do we do when we can't thread a needle? WE LICK THE THREAD. Not such a smart idea when using the water soluble. hahahahaha.
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