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Posted by Pogonip on February 27, 2008, 1:26 am
Kay Lancaster wrote:
> Thread sizing is a real morass. The stuff commonly available to us who sew
> at home is roughly equivalent to 40 wt cotton -- that's the usual "dressmaker
> thread". "Lingerie thread" or "Extra fine thread" is usually about equivalent
> to 60 wt cotton. Embroidery threads can range from very fine (70 wt is a
> bobbin thread for embroidery) to quite heavy, about 20 wt, in my experience.
>
> More here:
> http://www.fashion-incubator.com/mt/archives/thread_sizes.html
>
> Kay
>
Embroidery threads are marked as to thickness. Most home embroidery
machines call for 40 wt., or the designs for them do. I have a
P.O.E.M./Singer EU that calls for 60 wt, though I have used 40,
especially for designs made for 40. I have a nice cotton thread for
making lace on it that is 50 wt.
The machines will stitch fine with any of those weights, it's the
density of the digitized designs that determines which you need to use.
Most call for 40 wt because it gives better coverage. Outline designs
like redwork and blackwork do well with 30 wt.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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