Invisible thread

[quiltingangel]

Hi Ladies, Could anyone advise me on what is a good invisible thread to use. Thank you for any suggestions.

[Eajosian]

I use Sulky... no problems so far...

[mamaw]

I just went to the quilt shop today; and the owner told me she has great success with YLI, so I bought a spool. Nothing to try it on yet.

[sunsup]

I use Sulky and even tho the spool is old, I used it the other day with no problems at all. I reall was expecting it to break but it didn't.

[CaroleJ]

I have used the Sulky brand and it worked great. I did a little narrow zig-zag around applique pieces that I had fused into place.

Do some practice pieces first and figure out what the best settings are for your particular machine BEFORE you plunge in to a "real" project. Just my own two cents.

[Oasis]

I like the Sulky. The littlest one is like spun silk, very managable and not so stiff like fishing line.

[sadiedaisy1]

I use Madeira-very fine and pretty much invisible on quilts.

[sewbug]

I would suggest not to by the nylon invisible thread. The poly invisiable thread won't stretch or break as the nylon will. Superior makes a very good poly invisible thread. The main thing is use the correct size needle, that will solve a lot of invisible thread problems. I can't see the darn stuff when I sew with it!

[sunsup]

Tell me about it, Sewbug! It's really hard for me to thread the needle when I can hardly see the thread. LOL

[Granma2five]

Harriet Hargrave suggests having your thread unwind off a vertical spool for easiest use. If you don't have a vertical spool, she says you can put your spool of thread in a small jar behind your machine, and thread it up the back through a taped on safety pin or two (through the tiny round hole), then thread it in the usual fashion. This gives your thread time to relax before it hits your tension discs. I tried it and am sold.

She also recommends using Sew-Art International Invisible Nylon Thread or YLI Wonder Invisible Thread, both in the .004 size. She has been sewing with invisible thread successfully since the early 1980's.

She goes on to say that, "When you open the package, run your fingers down a length of of thread. It should feel as smooth and fine as a hair. If it has a gritty or crimped feel, the thread has been overly stretched in the spooling process, and will tend to break and snarl."

Hope this helps.

Happy quilting,

Karla

Quoted from Heirloom Machine Quilting, 4th Edition, 2004 by Harriet Hargrave