Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Invisible Thread

Recently I decided to try piecing with clear monofilament thread just to see what it was like.  At first it was NO FUN at all!  But I didn't give up and I came up with some solutions to all of the problems I was having.  I thought I would share my tips with you so that you could give it a try.  First problem, I was using the wrong needle in my machine, so I changed to a #90 top stitch needle.  I had my tension wrong, so I moved my tension to 2.

After I made those two changes I was still having limited success.  Today I knew that I had alot of sewing to do with the clear thread, so I had to fix the final problem.  The thread keep winding on the spool holder and then it would break.  So......
     

...I took a glass and put my spool of thread in it.  My thought was that at least it wouldn't wrap around the spool holder.  I put it on top of my machine and started sewing but the placement was wrong. 


Then I put the glass behind my machine, lining it up behind where the spool holder is.


Here is a side view....


And wouldn't you know it...it WORKED!  I was so excited, I could happily sew away with really no problems at all.  Well I better go finish all that sewing that I have to do....


Talk to you later!




2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tips! That thread is tricky to get used to for sure. But once you get the hang of it, lots of possibilities open up!

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  2. Wonderful to figure out the problem. I only used that thread once and I put it on the rack behind my machine and it worked. It does open lots of creativity doors. Have fun.

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