longarmlisa Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Just wanted to share I tip I learned this week at my quilt club meeting. A gall was talking about running her thread through a NEW dryer sheet before using for applique. Said it goes like butter through the fabric. So....I cut a small piece and placed it in the first thread on my Milli. Worked great!!! No breakage. Has anyone heard this before. FYI, I am in Duluth today to take an all day class w/Karen McTavish. I'm soooo excited!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I'm sooooo jealous! Karen's Mastering the Art of McTavishing is the first LA class I took when I was researching machine quilting. Your going to learn so much! She told us what a PITA charge is and I knew I was gonna like that girl! Dryer sheet make total sense, too. I've heard of a wad of batting in the guide soaked with Sewer's Aid but not the dryer sheet. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybee Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 That is a great tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I haven't had problems with breaking threads but it does make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I will put a box in a sewing room today!!! Thanks for passing this along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 they also work great for getting the gunk off a hot iron, if you haven't heard that one before. they are a "must have"in the sewing room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Isn't it great to find new uses for things? Thanks for sharing. enjoy your class with Karen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSB Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Does the batting soaked with the sewers aid do anything with the tension? Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thanks for the dryer sheet tip! Great idea, I'm going to try it. You are about to have a day to remember, Karen is soooo much fun, so very talented, and a wonderful teacher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I haven't heard that it does. I know a lot of people do this, and there is a little box sold somewhere that sticks to the side of your machine that has a little sponge or something that you keep soaked in sewer's aid and run the thread through that as part of the thread path. I thinkj it eliminates static and keeps thread from breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Does the batting soaked with the sewers aid do anything with the tension? Dale Hi Dale, Yes, I think it does---You don't need to "soak" the piece of batting. Just a drop or two at the most is all that is needed right in the crease where the thread lays and run through. Otherwise it seems to affect the metal tension discs, and the thread tension. Or at least it does on my machine. Someone also mentioned those little boxes with thread lubricant inside that can be attached to a machine. It is suggested by the manufacturer that this type of thread lubricant application should be placed after the upper tension discs, not before. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longarmlisa Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Glad that you enjoyed that tip!!!! Amazing how simple things like dryer sheets can be soooo useful. I just returned from my day w/Karen McTavish and it was beyond wonderful. She is such a nice person and I learned soooo much. I am just really inspired to work on do fabulous things on quilts and get my business in a much better place. It was awesome!!!! Thank you Karen!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni123 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 longarmlisa: I have used the dryer sheet method for my domestic sewing projects and it works wonderful. However, I am confused about using it for our longarm machines. You would have to run an aweful lot of thread through the sheet and then rethread it back on the spool. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Tony123 she cuts a small piece of the dryer sheet and puts it in the 1st thread guide (probably the one above the cone) and lets the thread run through it as it comes off the cone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraG Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 I have used the dryer sheet and it works well. BUT, I have a real issue with that wad of batting hanging out in my thread guide on my $20,000.00 machine!!!! I thread my machine a little different and lately I have been using Darlene Epps' method and I have eliminated the problem with the thread jumping around. I use the dryer sheets to wipe down my machine before I start quilting and this really helps with the static. I also rub the cone of thread with the dryer sheet. I have never used thread conditioner but I wonder if it helps with static. Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDquilter Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Wow, I'm gonna run and get some dryer sheets, does anyone know what brand works best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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