A doll maker friend of mine showed me how to make a 'quilter's knot'. I have been using it for years now for 'normal' sewing and have never had a problem with tying a knot. To ensure a smaller knot, I just make fewer wraps around my needle....hope this helps!
Sg On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:43 AM, <annbw...@aol.com> wrote: > > I stopped using the cotton wrapped polyester years ago, as my then-new > Bernina didn't like it. (It went through the top okay, but always seemed to > gum up the bobbin.) At that time, I switched to the long-staple > European-made threads made by Guttermann and Mettler. I've always found > them satisfactory--the only caveat is, I find it harder to tie a twist knot > in the end--I attribute that to the fact that they are intrinsically > anti-twist and snag. > > > I know some people tend to look down their noses at these threads, but I > have been using them for years now and am very pleased. The color selection > is good, although once in a while, I come up short. > > Ann Wass > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
