On Pins and Needles 36 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I never thought I had a need for sewers aid but I've had a couple challenging quilts this week and then when I was right at the end of my last nerve I developed a thread breaking problem. I tried all the usual fixes, nothing worked so I made a trip to the lqs and bought my first bottle of sewers aid. OMG, my life has changed. No thread breaking, machine seems to move smoother (yeah, that's probably my imagination), even my tension is better and I don't think that's my imagination. I've always had issues with the tension getting goofy (I think that's the technical term) going in one direction only. I've tried lots of things to fix it, the best I've achieved is that it's now intermittent. It's been pretty bad on the current quilt, this quilt has so many other issues to deal with I didn't really care but the sewers aid seems to have worked this out. Is that possible? Is there anything else I can use this magic elixir for, if so, I'm in, I love it. Is there an advantage to putting it on bobbin thread? My suggestion to newbies, get some sewers aid! Quilting Heidi, RitaR, dbams and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,609 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm cheering right along with you! I use it on the cone and my bobbins. I reapply whenever needed. On poly thread, cotton thread and especially if I have thread breakage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pepsi Girl 238 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I've had a bottle of that for quite sometime and never used it. So after reading this post yesterday I went when right out and used it today while I was quilting. I don't know for certain that it helped but I know I didn't have any thread problem today! Thanks for sharing Cindy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GMALKB 368 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I've never tried in on the bobbins. I wonder if it will work on the Fil Tec magnetic bobbins? That's what I use most of the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RitaR 647 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I've not found a thread it doesn't like. Spool, cone, pre-wounds, including the magnetic, and wound by me. Gotta love it. I prefer tdip the spools and cones in mineral oil, as it doesn't tear into my hand and rile the arthritis and cubital tunnel. The oil treatment doesn't need to be repeated unless the thread was treated years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisquilter 372 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Ok, so where are you finding sewers aid these days? I had to purchase my last bottle at MQX. Linda, have you used it with superbobs if you remove the cardboard? I usually remove at least the cardboard side toward the check spring. \ dyequilter 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mercedes 106 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I actually found a bottle at Joanns. I don't purchase fabric there however I do notions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nanbrug 120 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just bought thread lubricant in larger volumn from Kingsmen Supply and then I have littler bottles to coat my cones and bobbins. It's a lot cheaper than the little tiny bottles from Joanns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,609 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I use it on every bobbin--pre-wound and self-wound. I purchase it at EESchencks, a wholesaler in Portland OR and I think they're also in Southern California. I bought a big bottle of "liquid silicone" from a machinery supply company on-line and it's so thin it evaporates immediately. The thicker Sewer's Aid is more expensive by far but works the way I need it to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisquilter 372 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GMALKB 368 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I just tried some on a Fil Tec bobbin Magna Glide Classic, but the thread seemed to want to keep coming out of the tension finger thingy. I put in another bobbin without sewer's aid and it worked fine. Maybe I just needed to tighten my bobbin a little, but didn't want to mess with it today. I was on a mission to finish a project. I'll play around testing another time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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