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Posted by Jo in Scotland on July 4, 2008, 6:17 pm
Does anyone have experience with invisible thread? Do you use it in
both the top and bobbin? How about black cotton thread on the bottom
and invisible thread on the top? I have been getting little red dots
when I use red on the bottom and blue on the top.... will I get black
dots on the top? The top I'm quilting has black, purple, orange,
white and green squares in it. I will use black for the black, purple
for the purple and want to use glow-in-the dark invisible thread for
the green, white, orange fabric.
Advise please!
-- Jo in Scotland
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Posted by jennellh on July 4, 2008, 6:51 pm
I didn't know there was such a thing as 'glow-in-the-dark invisible
thread! Glow in the dark thread - yes (I have some)... working with
invisible thread opens up all kinds of possibilities when you are new
to it. Get lots of practice quilty sandwiches and play with needles
(bigger size and type) - tension settings (especially if you want to
use regular thread in the bobbin) and even when it works fine on a
practice piece - chances are that you will get some colour showing
from the bobbin in the middle of your quilting - that is just Murphy's
Law! The invisible thread also needs free-play from the spool
otherwise it will pull tight and the bobbin thread will come up - it
has quite a bit of stretch that will backlash every time you finish
your quilting stitch before you cut the thread. If possible quilt off
the piece into the waste space that will go under the binding. Best
advice is" practice, practice, practise" and then practice some more.
jennellh
> Does anyone have experience with invisible thread? =A0Do you use it in
> both the top and bobbin? =A0How about black cotton thread on the bottom
> and invisible thread on the top? =A0I have been getting little red dots
> when I use red on the bottom and blue on the top.... will I get black
> dots on the top? =A0The top I'm quilting has black, purple, orange,
> white and green squares in it. =A0I will use black for the black, purple
> for the purple and want to use glow-in-the dark invisible thread for
> the green, white, orange fabric.
>
> Advise please!
>
> -- Jo in Scotland
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Posted by Polly Esther on July 4, 2008, 8:29 pm
The last time I looked over 'glow in the dark' thread, the label said it
would survive 2 or 3 washings. Not good enough. Wonder if they have
something new and wonderful? I'll love to play with that. Wouldn't the
little guys love it? Polly
I didn't know there was such a thing as 'glow-in-the-dark invisible
thread! Glow in the dark thread - yes (I have some)... working with
invisible thread opens up all kinds of possibilities when you are new
to it. Get lots of practice quilty sandwiches and play with needles
(bigger size and type) - tension settings (especially if you want to
use regular thread in the bobbin) and even when it works fine on a
practice piece - chances are that you will get some colour showing
from the bobbin in the middle of your quilting - that is just Murphy's
Law! The invisible thread also needs free-play from the spool
otherwise it will pull tight and the bobbin thread will come up - it
has quite a bit of stretch that will backlash every time you finish
your quilting stitch before you cut the thread. If possible quilt off
the piece into the waste space that will go under the binding. Best
advice is" practice, practice, practise" and then practice some more.
jennellh
> Does anyone have experience with invisible thread? Do you use it in
> both the top and bobbin? How about black cotton thread on the bottom
> and invisible thread on the top? I have been getting little red dots
> when I use red on the bottom and blue on the top.... will I get black
> dots on the top? The top I'm quilting has black, purple, orange,
> white and green squares in it. I will use black for the black, purple
> for the purple and want to use glow-in-the dark invisible thread for
> the green, white, orange fabric.
>
> Advise please!
>
> -- Jo in Scotland
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Posted by Pati C. on July 4, 2008, 9:59 pm
I like some invisible threads, but never have seen any that was "glow in
the dark invisible". <G> Do have some glow in the dark but it is sort of
white-ish in color.
When I use invisible thread I use in mostly in the top, loosen the
tension a lot... test on a sample sandwich, and loosen way up, tighten
until you start to see dots on the top then loosen back a nudge. <G>
In fact that is the way I deal with any thread when there are different
colors top and bottom. <VBG>
Sounds like a colorful quilt....
Pati, in Phx
Jo in Scotland wrote:
> Does anyone have experience with invisible thread? Do you use it in
> both the top and bobbin? How about black cotton thread on the bottom
> and invisible thread on the top? I have been getting little red dots
> when I use red on the bottom and blue on the top.... will I get black
> dots on the top? The top I'm quilting has black, purple, orange,
> white and green squares in it. I will use black for the black, purple
> for the purple and want to use glow-in-the dark invisible thread for
> the green, white, orange fabric.
>
> Advise please!
>
>
>
> -- Jo in Scotland
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