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Which end of the thread to knot???

From Superior Threads' September Newsletter-

Question: When hand appliquéing or hand quilting, there is a school of thought that says you pull the thread off of a spool and knot the end you cut while others say you pull the thread off of a spool and knot the end you pull. The notion is that there is a twist to thread and pulling it one way through fabric is better than the other and pulling it the wrong way ends up causing problems. So, what's the answer?

Answer: It will matter if you use a low quality, loosely twisted, budget thread. If you use a high quality thread with a tight, consistent twist (such as So Fine, Bottom Line, MasterPiece, or Kimono Silk) for hand appliqué or King Tut and Treasure for hand quilting, the twist is so smooth, precise and consistent, the direction does not matter.

So. Now we know. All Quilt Police please make note of this. LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.
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I wholeheartedly agree. YLI HQ thread, likewise.

But I like to pull mine through Thread Magic if the weather is wrong, or my hands are sticky.

Nel (Gadget Queen)

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Sartorresartus

What has always confounded me about this question is that no matter which end you knot your thread is still bent in half thru the needle eye and one strand has the so-called 'nap' in one direction and the other half goes in the other direction. There is *no* way both thread halves can go in the same direction. You would always be pulling one side of the thread or the other thru the fabric in the 'wrong' direction- no matter which end you knot. Right??? ;-)

Or am I showing off my blonde logic again? LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.

you can knot the thread at the needle end too, leaving a very tiny tail. works well with silk thread.. j.

"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ... What has always confounded me about this question is that no matter which end you knot your thread is still bent in half thru the needle eye and one strand has the so-called 'nap' in one direction and the other half goes in the other direction. There is *no* way both thread halves can go in the same direction. You would always be pulling one side of the thread or the other thru the fabric in the 'wrong' direction- no matter which end you knot. Right??? ;-)

Or am I showing off my blonde logic again? LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies >I wholeheartedly agree. YLI HQ thread, likewise.

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J*

Howdy!

I believe it. With the Gütermann there's no difference; I knot whichever thread end I catch first.

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R/Sandy

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Sandy E

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