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Posted on: 1/20/06 6:24 PM ET
When I'm doing a whipstitch... my thread tangles... just wondering if anyone has tried the THREAD HEAVEN I've seen for sale...
Do you like it for hand sewing?
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 6:31 PM ET)
absolutely! I used to do hand quilting quite a bit and it made a huge difference (be sure to run it up and down the thread). It also strengthens the thread. The other thing is to be sure you're not using too long a thread (generally an arm length is enough for most purposes).
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 6:43 PM ET)
I used to use beeswax, but now prefer thread heaven. I even sent some to my sister for Christmas.
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 6:48 PM ET)
Oh, another thought on the tangling: be sure your thread is threaded onto the needle with the twist going the right way (of course, dyslexic me can't remember which way that is, I'd have to thread an actual needle). Anyway, one way is with the twist of the thread and one against and that can make a difference in twisting and tangling.
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 7:09 PM ET)
So funny - I tried this for the first time yesterday in a crazy quilting class. It is wonderful!! I always thread with the thread as it comes off the spool- as if you threaded the needle and then cut the length you need.
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 8:12 PM ET)
Are you whipstitching with a single strand or doubled? A tip I read - I think here - that I always use now when using a double strand of thread is instead of taking one length of thread and putting it through the needle; take two individual strands(both of them as they come from the spool) and thread them through the needle as one. Boy, that was one mother of a run on sentence!
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 9:17 PM ET)
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Absolutely!!! I wouldn't even try to handsew without it anymore!
  
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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/20/06 9:51 PM ET)
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Oh, another thought on the tangling: be sure your thread is threaded onto the needle with the twist going the right way....

As long as the thread is coming off of the same spool, it twists exactly the same way, regardless of which end goes into the needle! If you don't believe it, untwist both ends of a thread, and examine them. While reverse twisted threads are available, they are usually found only at industrial dealers, as some specialized high speed machines require them for optimal performance. ALL threads available for use on home sewing machines twist the same way.

As for Thread Heaven, I've used it, and sell a fair bit of it, but personally, I prefer beeswax.

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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/29/06 8:14 AM ET)
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This is along the lines of the thread question. I saw where a specific thread was used for basting...oriental thread, japanese thread, china thread????something like that...and it never leaves a mark even when you steam and press your material. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? It was used to mark the darts for sewing, to mark or baste any inner facing to a jacket, any where that you might use a tracing wheel and paper or a marking pen. I thought I just might give it a try-if I can find out what it is!

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Re: THREAD HEAVEN (posted on 1/29/06 8:17 AM ET)
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probably silk thread
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