Proper Thread Selection

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Permalink Reply by Robyn on October 23, 2009 at 10:47am

Hi Nancy,

Was the agent I recommended helpful? Your website was GREAT!

Robyn

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Kepko on October 23, 2009 at 10:57am

They could not help with thread selection but recommended a local company that has merrowing machines. Unfortunately they would not provide any information about types of threads.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Rieker on November 15, 2009 at 7:09pm

Hi Nancy,

I also make some patches and am looking for the right thread for edging them. It appears to be more of a yarn then a thread but so far I haven't had much luck getting other business to share the "secrets" of their suppliers.
I guess they are afraid of a little competition.
If I find any answers I'll let you know.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Kepko on November 16, 2009 at 8:59am

I think that I have found a thread that will work. It is Gutermann buttonhole or topstitch thread. Size 30. This thread seems to fill nicely and I can get a good looking edge in one pass.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Rieker on November 16, 2009 at 10:55pm

Thanks,
I'll give it a try.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Rieker on December 3, 2009 at 1:01am

AH HA!!! Success.
Well that is actually the name of the thread. Success Serging Yarn. It's perfect and produces an edge as clean as any patch I have seen. Well at least on my old Class A machine it does.
Just Google "Success Serging Yarn" and there are several suppliers.
Trial and error stinks but sometimes it produces the best learning curve.
It only comes on 100 yd spools that my Merrow machine eats up like I gobble M&M's but you can try it and see if it works for you. best price I saw was (http://www.embroideryetcetera.com sewing-serging-threads.htm), for $1.90 a spool.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a preposterous New Year.

Mike Rieker

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Kepko on December 3, 2009 at 9:55am

Thanks Mike I will give it a try.

Nancy

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Permalink Reply by Mike Rieker on January 8, 2010 at 10:14am

Woolly Nylon thread.
I finally found it. Woolly Nylon is the ticket.
Most thread wholesalers have it.

Mike

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