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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I'm new to sewing and have a new Bernina 640E. Love it but am thoroughly confused on thread. what weight, brand, etc do you use for basic sewing, piecing, top stitching, free motion quilting, and embroidery? I have a good stock of Oesd for embroidery and someone told me she uses that thread for everything!!!!! Help! [/i][/b] -
Go to http://www.superiorthreads.com then to education and then to thread reference for a guide to their threads. There is good information here on tension settings as well as needles and threads.
Everyone has their own preferences, depending on the task and what products they market. I like polyester for general sewing & polyester (like Isacord) for machine embroidery.
I use Bottomline or OESD's bobbin thread for the bobbin when machine embroidering. I quilt with Masterpiece in the top, Bottomline in the bobbin. They are fine, lint-free threads, worth the money IMO. OESD's bobbin thread is a little lintier.
If your machine has a bobbin sensor, you may choose to turn it off when using Bottomline. The bobbin sensor on Berninas is calibrated to use with polyester. I was getting error codes continually, then consulted with the LQS about this.
Keep reading blogs by the award-winners about what threads they like. Most of them that I've seen like a really fine thread for dense machine quilting. As Alex says, as we get into this love of quilting (& embroidery) our thread stashes match our fabric stashes.
http://www.Threadart.com has inexpensive polyester embroidery thread. I have never had a problem with their threads & they come in a huge array of colors. I've filled in some gaps in colors with their threads. I don't know if they are bleach resistant like Isacord, but I wouldn't bleach anything but washcloths anyway.
Nylon and polyester monofilament have always given me fits, That could be a whole thread in the forum by itself, depending on the machine you are using.
Although we can spend some big bucks establishing our stash of threads, they last a long time, and, they are soooooooo pretty to look at!
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No wonder my sensor keeps going off!!! I did turn it off. Thanks a bunch for the thread info.Comment
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