On 5/11/07 7:53 AM, Jenny De Angelis wrote:
You can also use bees wax when embroidering, run the thread over the bees wax and it keeps all the little fluffy "hairs" of the thread smoothed down and helps to strengthen the thread while sewing.
I sometimes wax thread when sewing seams or hemming, particularly when I'm using thread not intended for sewing. I often, for example, use ravelings from the fabric for stitches that must continue to match after the garment has been washed. When embroidering, I use wax only to stiffen and sharpen the end of the thread when it refuses to go into the needle. Waxing the thread changes its character, and then it washes out, which would make embroidery with waxed threads a bit less predictable than I like. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange http://www.timeswrsw.com/craig/cam/ (local weather) west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. where strawberries are in bloom. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
