Pros/Cons of using Polyester thread to quilt?
#11
Wow! This is some really great information! Thanks everyone. I am certainly not affraid to use polyester thread now! Wish I had used poly when I quilted with white cotton, cuz I think the thread shrunk!
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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I'd never ever considered that poly thread would melt. I've used it a lot and never worried about it.
Now that special clear thread--not sure what that's made out of--that might melt.
I've not had any problems at all with using poly thread. Go for it!
Now that special clear thread--not sure what that's made out of--that might melt.
I've not had any problems at all with using poly thread. Go for it!
#13
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Location: Western Wisconsin
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The clear thread is sometimes nylon, which can melt under certain circumstances depending on the brand. I have used YLI nylon monofilament with absolutely no problems, but don't have a sample handy to test with an iron. My experience has been that there are only a couple of good brands of nylon clear thread, and YLI is one of them. Other brands have problems. A lot of people use polyester clear thread now instead of nylon monofilament, but I have found that the polyester is not as invisible as my YLI nylon monofilament.
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Location: Horse Country, FL
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The special clear thread..yep, it does melt. At least the stuff I used. We used to call it "invisible thread." Yep, it sure was, especially after it met a hot iron!
#20
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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I have struggled with cotton thread breaking when FMQ with my Bernina 820 on my Bernina frame. With the information I have read here about Superior threads and a long arm quilting friend, I bought Omni thread which is poly thread. I have done one quilt with it. I had only one break and hardly any lint. I'm sold!
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