Cagey Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I am quilting a quilt top I made. A piece of thread from the red block next to my white embroidered block is now showing like a sore thumb after I quilted the block. It might be hard to see, but it is in the top right corner near the read HST. There is another one in purple in the bottom left corner, though it is harder to see on the quilt and in the picture. Any ideas on how to get ride of the blasted things, now that I cannot get to it? Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qltnbe Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 In the past, I have taken a needle and swiped it back and forth until I could bring just a bit of it to the top and pulled it out. It's really not that hard. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 You might be able to use a soft touch pic or a very small crochet hook. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I have a very tiny crochet hook that I poke through the top fabric, snag the thread and pull it out. The hole is no bigger than what the needle makes, and if you are careful to not snag your fabric on the way out..it closes up with your fingernail rubbing over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 No experience here, but looking at the picture I was thinking if you used one of the quilting thread holes to go in with a very fine crochet hook you should be able to fish it out and clip it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 A number 10 or 12 steel crochet hook will do the trick after quilting, as others have advised. Fish it through the closest seam or stitch hole and pull the thread through. I just finished a lattice quilt in navy and white where the raveling navy thread was everywhere. They're hard to control because even when you groom the threads, more appear just by tugging the top. I have a new tool for repositioning the threads. I use a long, double-sided emery board. After the quilt is loaded and straightened, and before it's quilted, I groom the threads out by reaching under the top from the side or through the rollers from the front and "sweeping" the emery board against the thread. I either remove it completely or push it under adjacent darker fabric. The thread sticks to the sandpapery emery board-- works like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Thank you all for the input. I tried the needle trick, and could not get the thread to catch. I will go get a tiny 10/12 crochet hook, and see how that works. I will let you know how things work out. A great day to you all. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Look in the notions section for a "knit picker". It is a tiny hook with a latch so when you pull back through the top it closes the latch around the tail. I think Dritz makes them; and I'm sure other companies as well. They were made for pulling loops back through on knit fabrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendasr8 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Here's a video on this from Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures: http://www.keepnuinstitchesquilting.com/quick-quilt-fix-remove-visible-threads-inside-quilt-sandwich/2/ Brenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 As they say a picture is worth a thousand words. I had been looking on YouTube, but could not find any video to help me learn how to get the thread out. Lisa and Brenda, I thank you for telling me what I need to go find at the store. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 As others have said....teensy crochet hook. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 It looks like she is using something like the soft touch thread pic by clover in the video. You can get them at Joanns. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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