Agatha

I agree. I love YLI. It's one of my favorites. The quality of the thread makes all the difference.

Linda E

I wish there was a "like" button on here! When someone gives good advice or when its just something I strongly agree with, I'd like to hit the "like" button! lol!
My grandmother taught me the same thing about the end to knot. I use YLI thread. I still get the loops sometime. I just pull as much slack as possible out, put my needle directly under and against the thread where the knot is, and carefully lift upward. Most of the time, the knot always, always pops out.

redkimba

Once in a while when your thread starts to twist, let it unspin itself. That should cut down on the knots.

Also, I use the glazed cotton thread. It seems to make a difference on the hand-sewing.

TMK

I was told by a hand piecer and quilter from just above me in Elgin, QC that when you pull the thread off of a spool, you thread the end that was just cut off of the spool in the the needle first, knot it, then pull the thread the rest of the way to a usable length. The original firt cut will be at the end of your sewing and therefore will have come off of the spool in the opposit direction it was wound on and shouldn't twist.

LisaR

I have yli silk so i shall try the cotton

franair

Keep a sheet of Bounce handy and run your thread along it...I helps some time...

IdahoSandy

You might try waxing you thread which help keep the tangles quite.
IdahoSandy

LeslieFrost

How do you untwist? How do you know which which way it is twisted?

I have those little knots also, but I find that they usually will work out if I find which end to pull so that the loop gets quite small, then pull on both ends gently until the knot pops out to straight.

pal

Your Quilt is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!

cbpirate

to untwist, pull your needle right up close to the quilt and let the thread hang. it will untwist itself. i usually run my fingers along the full length to help it along, then go back to quilting