Sulky 12 wt. thread & Presencia thread

I LOVE that 12 wt sulky. I use it to machine appliqué all the time. It's also great for redwork and other types of embroidery.

I've not tried the Presencia on a spool, but I like their 6 ply embroidery floss in the skeins. Has a silky feel to it.

Great quilt, Leslie. I don't get that edge effect with the Sulky. Mine just looks like slightly heavy buttonhole. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.

Cindy

Beautiful quilt, Leslie, great pattern design. Wonderful . . . and I'll see if I can pick up a spool of 12 wt sulky. Sometimes I want a heavy sort of primitive look with black thread on 30's repro. That ought to be a lot easier than stacking two spools of thread. A whole lot. That size 18 needle is a killer though. I wonder if there's not one with a wider eye or is the heft of the needle needed for the thread weight? Polly

Polly, I had needles in 9, 11, 12 and 14- metallica, quilting, embroidery, topstitching, and microtex. NONE of those 14s could handle the 12 wt. thread. No matter how slowly I went it shredded every inch or so. I was getting very upset until I stumbled across that 18 needle. Heaven only knows when I bought it- it is a Singer brand needle and I quit using them and have used Schmetz exclusively for about 16-17 years. I'm sure glad I had it, tho! A 16 *might* work... but I don't have any 16s so I'm glad the

I think the 12 wt. in black would be super with those repro fabrics! Great idea!

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

Cindy-

I am using a 1.5 width and a 2.0 length. Don't know if that translates to your machine or not. The stitch is #39 on my Janome 6600- it's the buttonhole stitch that goes back and forth twice then jumps to the left. HTH I really like the look of it!

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

Leslie - that quilt is beautiful. I'd love to be able to machine applique like that but I do love hand applique too. Maybe if I practiced more, I'd get really good at it, but the days seem to go so fast and I never seem to get around to it.

Sharon (N.B.)

Polly, use an embroidery needle. Bigger eye.

Cindy

That's weird because I use a Schmetz 14 needle and it works just fine. What can possibly be the difference?

Cindy

I think mine goes 2 stitches forward and then jumps left.

I just took some close-ups of a top I finished awhile back and I machine appliquéd (and pieced) the top. I didn't get bored with it or anything. I usually quilt half way through and call it good.

Cindy

Really lovely Leslie. Your stitching is so accurate, it's amazing. Interesting that using such a (relatively!) thick thread can still make such a neat edge. I love the way you have made the flower 'features' in thread. Beautifully done. Your mother's going to love it, no question. . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes

I think the reason your buttonhole stitches look like real ones and mine look like braid is that mine are a shorter stitch length and width and the two stitches back and forth. You might check your machine to see if you have more than one buttonhole stitch. Mine has three including one like yours.

One more question- I peeked at your sewing room- COOL!!! It's a great setup and space. But what is in all the intriguing bottles above your sewing machine?

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

BTW-- I LOVE your quilts! I really liked the unusual color combinations on your guild challenge. The colors work so well together and are very striking but not what most people would put together. By reaching out and trying something different you got a really unexpected and lovely combination. Good on you!

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

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I wish I hade known about the 12w when I did my sister's clown for Christmas. The thread just doesn't show up very well. Your Mom's quilt is lovely, and thanks for the tip.

Thanks for the tip! The quilt is a beauty. Roberta in D

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Leslie that looks good. I am surprised about the Presencia thread. Not my experience with it at all. I agree the wrapper is a bit of a pain, but it slides right off the end of the spool, at least all of mine have. And I didn't have the adhesive problem either. Nor any knots in the 4 spools I have almost used up with hand piecing. Sorry you did have a problem. you might want to contact whoever you bought it from and let them know what you are unhappy about, or Presencia itself. If you don't let the people who deal with it know about your unhappiness they can't fix any problems....

I haven't tried any of the 12 weight threads yet, but may do so soon. Just need to find a project for them.

Pati, > I accidentally bought a gorgeous variegated green Sulky cotton thread in a

I also have not had the same experience with Prescencia thread that Leslie has. Leslie, I wonder if whoever you bought it from knew it was flawed when they bought it? I've purchased Prescencia on line & at the LQS's & never have run across the adhesive sticker. That seems so strange. (Maybe it's a knock-off, like they do with the designer purses:)) I like the Prescencia as well as I like Aurifil thread.

Pauline Northern California

I'm amazed that I have the only spools with the adhesive dot! I bought a package of about 10-12 spools and have opened most of them and every one has that darn adhesive dot on the beginning end of the thread. Maybe it was a close out of the ones with the problem??? I don't remember where I bought it, but since there are so many other fine threads available, I won't chance it again by buying Presencia.

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

Oh bother. I just bought yesterday some Presencia Thread for piecing from Sewthankful.

Leslie, that quilt is just beautiful! I love the morning glories you designed, and the batik between the rows is absolutely perfect! You're right -- that heavier thread really does look like a very narrow braid. :)

That's my scary table runner. Not my color choices at all! I hidded it in the linen closet!

Cindy