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    Jean Sewing Machine's Avatar Jean Sewing Machine is offline Senior Member
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    Well, you learn something new every day on this forum! No wonder I get thread tangles when hand sewing! I'm threading the wrong end of the thread through the eye of the needle! Thanks! This advice saves my future sanity! What I have left of it, at least!

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    I use hand quilting thread to do my hand sewing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RiverMomm View Post
    I guess I should have said "I use the same thread that I used to piece the quilt in the machine". I try to use Aurifil thread but have used Coats and Clarks and other brands in the past.

    I understand you not wanting to start over with the knots. I have sort of dealt with this by using the "wrap around your finger" knot. Jenny did it once in one of her tutorials. You wrap the thread a couple times around your finger and then roll it off and it forms a knot. Quick and easy. I didn't explain it well but it works great.

    Another thing I do is thread a couple needles and have them waiting for me. I also try to take the time to thread a needle before I stop so when I sit down again with the quilt, I can start sewing right away. I use a needle threader (wow, that made sewing easier for me!). Basically, I do anything that makes hand sewing easier and more pleasant. I hated hand binding my quilts at first and now I find I almost like doing it.
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    I love Rice's silemide thread from Wawak. It is pre-waxed thread in a hank that you cut once and end up with 18" lengths. I have it in 4 colors that seem to work well for everything, white, tan, dark grey and black. Love that stuff.

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    I have not heard of Thread Heaven before. I think I'll look for some.

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