Hi Devon > According to the DMC website, "DMC developed a left twist thread which is > ideally suited on all makes of sewing machine". I was wondering if this was > a claim that had any special significance for the makers of bobbin lace, > since everyone confirms it to be a good thread for bobbin lace. Or perhaps > all machine embroidery thread is left twist, whatever that means.
Itâs not only DMC who produce Z-twist thread for sewing machines. Just about all threads intended for use with a domestic sewing machine - embroidery, quilting, sewing seams, overlocking/serging - will be Z-twist (left) because of the way sewing machines work, and I think thatâs true for industrial machines too. In almost all machines the needle goes into the fabric taking a loop of thread with it and the shuttle hook, or whatever, that forms the stitch with a second thread (bobbin or looper) enters the needle thread loop from the right. That tends to tighten a Z-twist or loosen an S-twist. Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
