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Hi I need help! I started machine quilting a quilt...got a section say 15"x 4" done. I had a side piece to test out the tension and stuff. Things were looking good. Then I rolled it... OMG, eyelashes all over the place. So I started taking all those loops and stars out. I wanted to cry. Tedious but had to be done. Now, the top is released from the batting anfd backing. How do I get rid on the kazillion little pieces of thread on the top and back? Can I throw them in the washer and dryer and hope that will do it? Do I have to spend the rest of my life picking threads??? Advice please... Thanks in advance. I know you ladies know what to do.
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Do not throw it in the washer unless you want a tangled mess. Do as others have suggested and use a sticky lint roller or masking tape. I put the masking tape circled around my hand (inside out) and pat,pat, pat over the area. Any stubborn bits can be pulled out with the tweezers.
#6
To heck with the lint roller - get some wide packing tape - make a large loop sticky side out around your hand and "pat" away. It is MUCH stickier than a lint roller (now you wonder why I know this . . . LOL) and works so much quicker and easier (at least for me).
Before you "rip out" next time - I have found if you have loops on the back, if you clip the back thread once where it goes around the curves - the piece of backing thread pulls out easily. Then the top thread is not held down and it too pulls out in a long strand.
Sorry - Good Luck!
Before you "rip out" next time - I have found if you have loops on the back, if you clip the back thread once where it goes around the curves - the piece of backing thread pulls out easily. Then the top thread is not held down and it too pulls out in a long strand.
Sorry - Good Luck!
#9
I have had that happen a couple of times and hate it. I thread the machine and check the bobbin and then all is well. I never know why it really happens. Tape or lint roller is a great idea for removing the loose threads after picking.
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