Re: Metallic Thread Question

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- Kate Dicey
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 6:27 PM

> Hi all, > > I just bought some metallic thread for my next quilt (only 3rd one, and I'm > not even finished with my 2nd) and I realized I don't know what to do with > it! :-) Metallic thread is for quilting, not piecing, right? And can you > use it for machine quilting or hand quilting? If machine, only in the top > or can it be used in top and bobbin? And is it safe to use for a toddler > quilt or is it dangerous like the clear/rayon thread? > > Thanks! > Jessica

Definitely quilting rather than piecing, and be on the look out for hassles! Use a metallic embrpoidery needle, as they shred the thread less. Also try that magic thread conditioning liquid, and prevent it leaping off the spool by netteing it with a thread net. I uses some to quite nice effect on my Accidental Quilt. I use it quite a bit with kids, despite the frustrations of thread breakage, because the results are so nice. Sew s l o w l y with it too - it also helps to reduce breakage.

I wouldn't try hand quilting with it - it's bad enough handling it for machine quilting!

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- Mel Rimmer
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 8:51 PM

In article , Kate Dicey writes

I've just finished hand quilting something very very small ( a book cover) with metallic thread, and it was indeed very tricky. Thread kept fraying and snapping. In fact the whole project has been a greater test of my patience than a king-size bed quilt.

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- Julia in MN
  
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20 years ago

Mon, Jul 28, 2003 11:10 PM

I wouldn't use it in the needle and the bobbin at the same time. However, some metallics (and some other decorative threads) don't work very well in the needle, but will work in the bobbin. In that case, you can quilt with the backing of your quilt up, so that the bobbin thread shows on the quilt top when you are done. Sometimes you have a backing fabric with a pattern that you want to use as a guide for your stitching, and stitching with the backing up works well in that case.

Julia > Hi all,