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    Do you cut your thread longer than 18" when sewing on your bindings?

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    Old 06-24-2012, 03:14 PM
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    I cut mine about 3-4 feet. Beeswax does the trick for me for preventing numberous thread tangles. I still get a few but not as many as before when I use the beeswax.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 02:49 AM
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    I cut all thread the length of my fingers tips to my inner elbow and then thread 6-10 needles. I find I work faster with the shorter threads and there is no tangling. It is even faster if a DD or DH keeps on threading needles as you empty them - but that does not always happen.
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    Old 06-25-2012, 03:41 AM
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    I use about a 3 foot length and run it thru Thread Heaven.
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