>I never use cotton thread for anything, as I live in a dry climate, and > it breaks faster. I think I read that poly has more give to it as > well. I just use the cheap poly cone threads that are made for > sergers. One question relating to threads I have is does anyone think > that cotton covered poly threads are better or worse for regular > machine sewing than all poly? Joanns just discontinued the former.
I have an older Viking, and if I use the cheap coned thread on that machine I have no end of trouble. Skipped stitches, bobbin snarls, tension binding, etc. I generally use Gutterman, which I think is a cotton/poly thread. Denise B Iowa _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
