I am trying to stitch down tulle over a moon and my needle's too big

drj2athome · Post by **drj2athome** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:33 pm

I am experimenting with smoke monofilament trying to stitch down tulle in a would be landscape with a moon, trying to put a haze on it. The needle I used was probably a 80 0r 75 and it's too big. It puts big holes in my sky. The monofilament thread broke as well. So much for invisible stitches. Can anyone help? What kind of needle do I need? I was using a heavier clear monofilament in the bobbin. I was thinking of using 007 to fuse down the tulle but it shows up like hard glue if it's too thick. I have a landscape quilt that I was going to stitch down with monofilament. This experiment makes me wonder how that will go. Thanks, Jan

quilterbee · Post by **quilterbee** » Sat May 17, 2008 3:18 pm

Hello, I use tulle to add or minimize dimension,too. First, I never use monofil in my bobbin. I use Bottom Line by Superior in my bobbin but regular cotton is fine. Use a Sharps size 70 or 80 with your monofil, I use Monopoly bu Superior. Then, I just FM like normal. HTHs, Amie

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drj2athome · Post by **drj2athome** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:14 pm

Thanks quilterbee Amie, I will try to get some 70 and80 sized needles. Too bad I have two spools of monofilament that are nylon. Now I don't want to use them. thanks, Jan

quilterbee · Post by **quilterbee** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:49 pm

You can still use it, it won't hurt anything. Just make sure it is .004 in size and you'll be fine. Amie

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