Abby'smom

learn something new every day on this site!!

AliKat

Also you can thread as many needles as you want at a time and then you can just keep on hand sewing without stopping to thread a needle each time.

I use thread Heaven on my thread now that I am comparatively [lol] rich. Before I used a sliver of hand soap to keep my thread from tangling.

Dolphyngyrl

thread heaven and beeswax make a huge difference as well, I am always frustrated until I use these.

JustAbitCrazy

Oh, my gosh! I was using thread from a bobbin just this morning while hand sewing a binding, and I had so many nasty snarls, it about drove me to drink! I wish I'd have read this thread before I started instead of after I'm done. It never occurred to me that I was threading the wrong end onto the needle. Duh, for sure! Thanks for the heads up. I should have thought of this myself, but didn't. It's a lesson I think I'll not forget, though.

DogHouseMom

I seem to get nasty snarls no matter which end I thread with, and I've tried both. The only exception is when I use silk thread.

ube quilting

And just to add another step to make handling thread easier, after you needle and wax the thread, run or slide the thread under a warm iron. It gets rid of the excess wax and adds some body or stiffness to the thread and it glides right through the fabric.
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citruscountyquilter

I did not know this. Thanks for sharing.

Retired Fire Chief

I never would have thought of that or figured it out. I guess I have never used the thread off the bobbin to hand stitch, but who would have guessed it could make such a difference.

JanieH

Well, that's a "duh moment" for me! Thanks

maviskw

So now you have the thread (from the spool) threaded onto the needle. So where do you put the knot. This will make as much difference as from where you get your thread. Do you knot the end you put through the needle eye, or do you knot the other end? or do you knot the other end or the other end. Or the end you cut? ? ? ? Or.....