I'm a beginner at this; thanks for the info about blue painter's tape!
I was reading QNM, and there was an ad for nylon thread that can stand a hot dryer.
Um, if I quilt with decent quality nylon thread [from Joann's] in the top, what will happen if the quilt goes into a hot dryer, like a baby quilt might?
anyone have any experience in this?
TIA!
Martha
hi Martha, can you tell us more about what you're making. why would you want to use nylon thread at all? i'd sure not use it in a babys quilt, might cut off circulation in any tiny fingers that might get caught in any tiny loose bits. i prefer 100% cotton on 100% cotton fabric. or sometimes cotton wrapped polyester works too, tho for me not an option. jeanne
I don't know how babies feel about nylon thread but I used to use it all the time; washed my big scrappy quilts in laundromats cuz they wouldn't fit in my home washer--I know that water was HOT, as well as the dryer, and they've lasted for years (well, other than where the cat has added his artistic touches....) As time goes on I've decided I dislike how it feels--when the whole quilt is soft cotton, using brittle nylon in the quilting bothers me now--but OTOH, often it's the only thread that'll work on all the colors.
These days the nylon threads (good-quality ones, at least) work very well in the washer and dryer. There used to be some concern about the thread being too strong for babies' little fingers and toes, but that's no longer a problem. The nylon threads these days are just as easily broken as cotton threads; if cotton thread is safe for a baby, so is nylon. :)
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