It works GREAT in the sewing machine- but you have to use a size 16 or 18
needle. I have used both 50 wt. cotton in the bobbin and (poly) bobbin
thread with it and both work fine. I want to use the 12 wt. thread for a
whole cloth type of quilt- a very small one, since that's not my thing-
but
I want to see how it looks.
Okay- I did a quick practice piece on some scraps. Top and bottom fabric
are very tightly woven 100% cotton fabric and the batting is Warm & White-
all are pre-washed. I used a 16 topstitch needle and the top 12 wt.
thread
broke within a few stitches, so I changed to a size 18 needle. It worked
great. I didn't have any bobbin prewound with a thinner thread, so the
bobbin is a 40 wt. cotton thread. I loosened the top tension one whole
number- big mistake! I have loopies on the back, and this could have
contributed to the little blurbs of thread on the back when I changed
direction. There is also a pic of the buttonhole stitch that looks almost
like a narrow braid on the edge of the appliqué. (And I did NOT do any
warm-up quilting, so it's not very even.... I *can* do better! LOL)
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2498536920060435514ACVhqK
HTH
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
"Lisa Caryl" <quiltygurl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Yes, I have too and I just loved it. I was hoping someone could say how
> the
> 12wt works in a machine before I invest in some. I guess if it doesn't
> work,
> I could always try it for hand embroidery or tatting.
> Lisa
> "IMS" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> I used Sulky blendables 30wt to FMQ on my last two projects; a table
>> runner and a lap quilt. I love the stuff; have not used 12wt, though.
>> -Irene
>>
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:01:07 -0600, "Lisa Caryl"
>> <quiltygurl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Leslie,
>> >I'm wondering if you or anyone here has used this thread for machine
>> >quilting? I am wondering how it behaved, if you know.
>> >Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:01:07 -0600, "Lisa Caryl"
>> <quiltygurl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Leslie,
>> >I'm wondering if you or anyone here has used this thread for machine
>> >quilting? I am wondering how it behaved, if you know.
>> >Thank you,
>> >
>> >--
>> >Lisa Caryl
>> >http://www.picturetrails.com/quiltygurl
>> >caryl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >remove the obvious to reply
>> >
>> >"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." <quilteacher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
message
>> >news:6ef464F6pd40U1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> www.sewingwarehouse.com has a 550 yd. spool of Sulky Blendables 12
>> >> wt.
>> >> thread for only $3.69 a spool. I ordered 20 spools and the ****pping
>> >> is
>> >only
>> >> $4.00. The next cheapest price I found was $5.19 per spool, so if
you
>> >love
>> >> this heavy weight machine thread for buttonhole or satin stitching
>> >> like
> I
>> >> do... well, stock up! (This is the thread I used some time ago and
>> >> the
>> >> small buttonhole stitch looked like braid applied to the edge of the
>> >> appliqué- a really cool look!)
>> >>
>> >> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>> >>
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