A generation ago, no home maker worried about thread counts! Thread counts have become one of the deciding factors for many people when they’re buying bed linens today though. The truth about thread counts may seem a bit difficult to understand. It doesn’t have to! More than just the thread count affects how bedding feels [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Thread'
What is causing my thread to break on the lower looper?
May 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Thread
My sewing machine is 1 month old and it was fiNE until I had to re-thread the lowere looper myself. I ‘ve changed the thread several times and IT’S NOT DUSTY. It chains about 2” and then it breaks. Share and Enjoy:
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Can quilting needles and pins be sharpened?
May 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments · For Quilting, Quilting, Quilting Tips, Thread
I started quilting over the summer, but my needles and quilt T pins are quite dull. Can they be sharpened? They were quite expensive to purchase and I’d hate to spend that extra money if they could somehow be revitalized. Share and Enjoy:
My upper thread will not knot with the lower thread to form a stitch. How can I fix this?
April 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Quilting, Quilting Tips, Thread
I am trying to sew with a knit fabric, with a 80/120 ballpoint needle, and100% cotton thread. The upper thread will not knot with the lower thread to form a stitch. Sometimes the stitches are irregular, sometimes the upper thread will not sew at all. I tried to sew with a cotton fabric instead of [...]
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Looking for photos of old time shadow quilting/Yarn is pulled through the back to color in the design.?
April 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Quilting Tips, Thread
You take 2 pieces of fabrics…draw your design on the top one and hand quilt around the image…Then turn to the back and using a large needle, pull dark colored yarns through from the hand quilting stitches to the other side of the design to color in your design. Share and Enjoy:
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