why pull thread to top?
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why pull thread to top?
I always see instructions that tell you to pull the bobbin thread to the top of the quilt at the beginning of the seam when quilting all the layers together. Why is this necessary? Why can't you just leave the bobbin thread on the bottom and pull the top thread down and tie it underneath when finished? Thanks.
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So as I do it different, I leave them on the bottom. When I am finished, I cut the bottom threads where still connected halfway between insertion points into the fabric. I then take a eyeless needle and spend an hour (or whatever) burying my top threads, then an hour (or whatever) burying my bottom threads. The time saved not worrying about pulling bobbin threads up makes up that time. You were going to have to bury them anyway. I don't have top threads, nor bottom bobbin threads pull out of my quilts after wash.
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My dear aunt told me to pull both threads to the back of the pressure foot and hold them there with your finger as you begin stitching. Never have had those thread tangles ever since.
Last edited by Learner747; 05-19-2015 at 02:02 PM.
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Josieh - I agree with the other posters; bringing both threads to the top help prevent thread nesting.
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You can if you have brought the bobbin thread to the top. You hold both threads toward the back and lower the pressure foot, doesn't matter where on the quilt you are.
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