Re: Transparent Thread
#1
Does the transparent thread hold up to many washings and dryings? I'm using it in a lap quilt & I know my daughter will be washing it quite often. Should I go back & use regular all purpose thread?
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Originally Posted by Becky Crafts
Does the transparent thread hold up to many washings and dryings? I'm using it in a lap quilt & I know my daughter will be washing it quite often. Should I go back & use regular all purpose thread?
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YLI monofilament is what Harriet Hargrave recommended for years. Don't have any of her latest editions, but I assume she still recommends it. HH was the first quilter to really put machine quilting on the map.....
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not all invisible threads are created equal; nylon melts, monofilament can be pokey and seem like you sew with fish line; some is move pliable than others. best way to tell if it's going to hold up to use? when i was doing my sons quilt i had 3 different invisible threads, i made 3 sandwiches and stitched all over each one with a different thread...then i ironed the crap out of them, then i washed them in the washer, and dryer...took them out and checked them over...
then bought some nice verigated thread and quilted the quilt.
long story short....try out the threads before you commit to a whole quilt.
then bought some nice verigated thread and quilted the quilt.
long story short....try out the threads before you commit to a whole quilt.
#9
Originally Posted by ckcowl
not all invisible threads are created equal; nylon melts, monofilament can be pokey and seem like you sew with fish line; some is move pliable than others. best way to tell if it's going to hold up to use? when i was doing my sons quilt i had 3 different invisible threads, i made 3 sandwiches and stitched all over each one with a different thread...then i ironed the crap out of them, then i washed them in the washer, and dryer...took them out and checked them over...
then bought some nice verigated thread and quilted the quilt.
long story short....try out the threads before you commit to a whole quilt.
then bought some nice verigated thread and quilted the quilt.
long story short....try out the threads before you commit to a whole quilt.
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