karate lady

fI do the dangle thing. got that from doing counted cross stitch.

shrabar

Are you talking about hand quilting????????? I wish when people put things on here they would tell the whole story ..

Jingle

Yes, I knew that. Thanks for sharing with those that didn't know, always new quilters.

karate lady

Temper..temper.....does it really make a difference. hand sewing is hand sewing......

ellenmg

Carole, I did not know this....I went to a thread class at the Quilt SHow a few years back, thought I would be bored out of my head, but it was very informative. Of course I forgot most of the info. But a question, which end would you put the knot in? THe opposite of the end you threaded into the needle? Sorry for being so dense....and thanks for sharing this.
Ellen

tesspug

I was taught to put both ends of the thread through the needle and then back through the loop of the middle of the thread. Takes longer to thread the needle but I never get twists or knots.

MargeD

I have never heard anything like that at all. I was taught to thread the needle with the thread as it first comes off the spool, then knot the othe end. Will have to try that and see what happens.

jeanharville

Thanks for the tips. I'm new to quilting, but have hand sewn for many years without knowing these tips. So thanks for sharing.

penski

i never knew that but that is the way i do it!!!!! i guess just luck on my part

Ella Demchuk

wow... thank you!!!