RE: [h-cost] Thread Twist

2007-03-20 Thread 00217146
I've found the difference matters more for hand sewing than machine (but my sewing machines aren't picky), but handedness of the person matters as much as handedness of the thread. Every stitch I take, the needle is rotated slightly. After several stitches, the thread has a tendancy to either kin

Re: [h-cost] Thread Twist

2007-03-19 Thread Jeraldine Rorstrom-Lee
Sewing Machines are set up for different twists. I had a double needle sewing machine and if I used the wrong twist on the wrong side, the thread would ravel and break. Brenna Sharon Collier wrote: But WHY? I would think that thread would be just as strong no matter which direction it was sp

RE: [h-cost] Thread Twist

2007-03-19 Thread Sharon Collier
But WHY? I would think that thread would be just as strong no matter which direction it was spun. Does it have to do with sewing machines and the way they are threaded? Do the differences matter for hand sewing as well as machine? Sharon C. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto