On 31 Jul 2005, at 05:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't know. I only know that the spools are *designed* for use in
sewing machines and so the thread has to be used as it comes off the
spool. Therefore, use it as it comes off the spool for handsewing.
OK, so you thread the leading end of
Brenda --
This is probably nothing to do with the price of beans in China (that is,
not significant) but on a lot of sewing machines (I have a Singer, a Viking,
and a Bernina) the spool is not free to rotate; therefore the thread
revolves around the spool as it is pulled off.
Which is
Brenda wrote:
OK, so you thread the leading end of thread into the needle. Do you
then pull a small part of the cut piece of thread through the eye or
do
you pull 3/4 of it through? and what about if you are going to use
the
thread double?
The short end, when machine stitching, is
In a message dated 7/30/05 3:38:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Just wondering - re inserting the cut-end of a thread into a needle, is
that affected at all by Z vs S twist, or would that have already been taken
into
account by the manufacturers?
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Subject: [lace] S and Z - Choosing caring for unusual materials
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
My take is that it is the way thread
