wish me luck

And the reason for not using rayon thread in the bobbin is...?? I guess it's not something I'd try unless I was doing bobbin work and I wanted the bobbin thread to show on the top. Any reason why I shouldn't do that?

Julia > Simon says he double-dog-dares ya to try a stash raid! ;-) I just got

Julia, she didn't say why to not use rayon in the bobbin. I'm just a big fan of using like thread in the top and bottom- exceptions being 12 wt. cotton thread, metallics, invisible, etc.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I'm the same way. I've used rayon in the bobbin much of the time--also monofilament. Gen

I've given this 'to not use rayon in the bobbin' notion a few minute's thought and don't get anywhere with it. Would it maybe be weaker? Weaker than what? Makes my head hurt. Please pass the chocolate. Polly

"Gen" wrote> I'm the same way. I've used rayon in the bobbin much of the time--also > monofilament.

Howdy!

Gen: you rebel!!!

We're gonna' tell, we're gonna' telllllll... but who?

R/Sandy

I've had good results using rayon in both, though it did have a tendancy to smell if I went too fast!

Cheers Anne

Oftentimes I think the "rules" are passed on from generation to generation, usually unquestioned. I remember hearing that you should use cotton thread with cotton quilts, because...? The thread man on TQS nixed that notion, saying that non cotton threads, esp in the bobbin, are great because the lint isn't a big deal with non cottons.

Musicmaker

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:01:58 -0500, Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote (in article ):

Well I am too, because I've used rayon in the bobbin on occassion. As far as I know, none of my quilts have fallen apart yet.

Maureen

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:56:34 -0500, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

Does it stretch while it winds? That's the only reason I could think of that someone might not like rayon in the bobbin.

Maureen