Hand Applique Thread - Page 5

> 'take'n the piss out' is the phrase used downunder.

> Oh, yeah. Thread fetish, indeed! I have a rack that holds 24 large
> spools- full. Five more racks that hold 120 spools each- full. Then
> there's the fancy threads stored in tubs- the heavy duty threads and the
> wooly stuff and the 'couch only' decorative threads- oh my. I'm guessing
> about 800 spools/threads total plus about 3-400 bobbins (?) in 10 bobbin
> boxes. And all are organized by type and color. I HATE when I move and
> have to sort them all over again!
> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2218833800060435514jRFVSw
> But I think Cindy has even more thread than I have.....
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>> Whew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a thread fetish. Sometimes it
>> is almost embarrassing, then I just close the closet door so nobody else
>> can see them.
>> Trixie
>>> Back when I taught various quilting classes I would appliqué pink or
>>> yellow to white using black or red thread to show my students how to
>>> form the stitch. My stitches barely showed at all and some of that was
>>> 'show-thru' and not the stitches themselves. Maybe you could get your
>>> stitches a bit more under the edge of the appliqué shape? Not
>>> criticizing, just another approach??? And I used Coats and Clark back
>>> then- all that was readily available around here and before I got to
>>> have a thread fetish and a ridiculously large thread collection! LOL
>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>

> What a beautiful studio! I am so jealous . . . . My sewing machine faces
> a window between my piano and a low lateral file cabinet, with my dining
> table behind me.
> ep
>> Oh, yeah. Thread fetish, indeed! I have a rack that holds 24 large
>> spools- full. Five more racks that hold 120 spools each- full. Then
>> there's the fancy threads stored in tubs- the heavy duty threads and the
>> wooly stuff and the 'couch only' decorative threads- oh my. I'm guessing
>> about 800 spools/threads total plus about 3-400 bobbins (?) in 10 bobbin
>> boxes. And all are organized by type and color. I HATE when I move and
>> have to sort them all over again!
>> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2218833800060435514jRFVSw
>> But I think Cindy has even more thread than I have.....
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>> Whew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a thread fetish. Sometimes
>>> it is almost embarrassing, then I just close the closet door so nobody
>>> else can see them.
>>> Trixie
>>>> Back when I taught various quilting classes I would appliqué pink or
>>>> yellow to white using black or red thread to show my students how to
>>>> form the stitch. My stitches barely showed at all and some of that was
>>>> 'show-thru' and not the stitches themselves. Maybe you could get your
>>>> stitches a bit more under the edge of the appliqué shape? Not
>>>> criticizing, just another approach??? And I used Coats and Clark back
>>>> then- all that was readily available around here and before I got to
>>>> have a thread fetish and a ridiculously large thread collection! LOL
>>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>

> Thank you, EP. It is a joy to work in there and I appreciate all that I
> have. But please bear in mind that I have been collecting this 'stuff'-
> furniture, cabinets, fabrics and thread, tools and equipment, etc. for
> more than twenty years. I didn't rush out and buy it all at once. VBG
> (Except I trade sewing machines every three years- simply cuz my sm dealer
> gives me three years of free services and adjustments!) I believe you are
> a somewhat new-ish quilter? Now is the time to start on your own path of
> gradually accumulating 'stuff' for this wonderful addiction!
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>> What a beautiful studio! I am so jealous . . . . My sewing machine
>> faces a window between my piano and a low lateral file cabinet, with my
>> dining table behind me.
>> ep
>>> Oh, yeah. Thread fetish, indeed! I have a rack that holds 24 large
>>> spools- full. Five more racks that hold 120 spools each- full. Then
>>> there's the fancy threads stored in tubs- the heavy duty threads and the
>>> wooly stuff and the 'couch only' decorative threads- oh my. I'm
>>> guessing about 800 spools/threads total plus about 3-400 bobbins (?) in
>>> 10 bobbin boxes. And all are organized by type and color. I HATE when
>>> I move and have to sort them all over again!
>>> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2218833800060435514jRFVSw
>>> But I think Cindy has even more thread than I have.....
>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>>> Whew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a thread fetish. Sometimes
>>>> it is almost embarrassing, then I just close the closet door so nobody
>>>> else can see them.
>>>> Trixie
>>>>> Back when I taught various quilting classes I would appliqué pink or
>>>>> yellow to white using black or red thread to show my students how to
>>>>> form the stitch. My stitches barely showed at all and some of that
>>>>> was 'show-thru' and not the stitches themselves. Maybe you could get
>>>>> your stitches a bit more under the edge of the appliqué shape? Not
>>>>> criticizing, just another approach??? And I used Coats and Clark back
>>>>> then- all that was readily available around here and before I got to
>>>>> have a thread fetish and a ridiculously large thread collection! LOL
>>>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>

>I can't figure out how to save the photo of your studio, so I will bookmark
>it. It will give me a goal :-)
> And yes, I'm just now learning to make quilts.
> ep
>> Thank you, EP. It is a joy to work in there and I appreciate all that I
>> have. But please bear in mind that I have been collecting this 'stuff'-
>> furniture, cabinets, fabrics and thread, tools and equipment, etc. for
>> more than twenty years. I didn't rush out and buy it all at once. VBG
>> (Except I trade sewing machines every three years- simply cuz my sm
>> dealer gives me three years of free services and adjustments!) I believe
>> you are a somewhat new-ish quilter? Now is the time to start on your own
>> path of gradually accumulating 'stuff' for this wonderful addiction!
>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>> What a beautiful studio! I am so jealous . . . . My sewing machine
>>> faces a window between my piano and a low lateral file cabinet, with my
>>> dining table behind me.
>>> ep
>>>> Oh, yeah. Thread fetish, indeed! I have a rack that holds 24 large
>>>> spools- full. Five more racks that hold 120 spools each- full. Then
>>>> there's the fancy threads stored in tubs- the heavy duty threads and
>>>> the wooly stuff and the 'couch only' decorative threads- oh my. I'm
>>>> guessing about 800 spools/threads total plus about 3-400 bobbins (?) in
>>>> 10 bobbin boxes. And all are organized by type and color. I HATE when
>>>> I move and have to sort them all over again!
>>>> http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2218833800060435514jRFVSw
>>>> But I think Cindy has even more thread than I have.....
>>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>>>>> Whew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a thread fetish. Sometimes
>>>>> it is almost embarrassing, then I just close the closet door so nobody
>>>>> else can see them.
>>>>> Trixie
>>>>>> Back when I taught various quilting classes I would appliqué pink or
>>>>>> yellow to white using black or red thread to show my students how to
>>>>>> form the stitch. My stitches barely showed at all and some of that
>>>>>> was 'show-thru' and not the stitches themselves. Maybe you could get
>>>>>> your stitches a bit more under the edge of the appliqué shape? Not
>>>>>> criticizing, just another approach??? And I used Coats and Clark
>>>>>> back then- all that was readily available around here and before I
>>>>>> got to have a thread fetish and a ridiculously large thread
>>>>>> collection! LOL
>>>>>> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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