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Joy49
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Post by Joy49 » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:08 pm

I do like to quilt with invisible thread. I have read the post about
invisible thread and appreciated the information. However, I want to know if the quilts quilted with invisible thread will last when washed often such as a baby quilt? will the thread stretch or break?

Flystitch
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by Flystitch » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:40 pm

I belong to a group who make for the neonatal ward for the local hospital. We are requested not to use invisible thread, only pure cotton. That being so, I never use it on any other baby quilts I make. In fact, I have got so used to using cotton for quilting I rarely use invisible any more and I was a real fan at one point.

dforseth
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by dforseth » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:49 am

I really prefer cotton to quilt, it makes the quilt so soft and cuddley.

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grammiequilts
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by grammiequilts » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:37 am

Invisible thread will stretch and it does break. I found that cotton works best because it holds up (100 year old quilts still around)

sewbug
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by sewbug » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:49 am

The invisilbe thread many use is the stiff kind, not the soft, so any broken thread can really hurt a newborn if the end pokes the skin.

HomespunMary
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by HomespunMary » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:20 am

Oh, I wish had seen this before I made my applique blocks the other days, using invisible thread...

Well, you learn something new every time you get on here :-)

quilterbee
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by quilterbee » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:11 pm

I use Monopoly by Superior. It's a poly thread, not nylon. Very safe for babies, soft, doesn't yellow, break, shrink, crack or produce pokies. I love the stuff, Amie :o)

sewbug
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Re: Invisible Thread

Post by sewbug » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:44 am

quilterbee, that's the brand I use too. It's great. When it comes to invisible thread, you get what you pay for is so true.

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