At 23:11 23/11/2008, you wrote:
I don't know if it damages the thread, but I know that watching the
way the twist goes into the needle means there is less knotting and
frustration when I'm embroidering with silk.
alex
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Cynthia J Ley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Go with the grain of the thread. Run your fingers down the thread one
> way, then down the other way. The path of least resistance is the grain.
>
> Going against the grain can damage the thread!
>
> Arlys
>
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:25:22 -0000 "Viv Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
>> This is not exactly historical but it is about hand-sewing, so...
>>
>> I have always thought that you thread the end that comes off the
>> spool first
>> through the needle. But today I was reading one of those 'useful
>> hints'
>> books which said you should thread the other end first to prevent
>> knots!
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>> Viv.
I have to say that I have tried both ways, and if the thread is going
to knot, it knots, and neither way is any better! But then that's me
and the thread I use - cotton, not polyester.
Suzi
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