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"muse9" wrote:

I am still new at quilting and have not yet tried out any invisible threads.
There are so many different colors in the two I Spy quilts I'm making that I
think this might be the best thread to use for machine quilting them. I
bought a spool of Sulky polyester monofilament invisible thread. The only
size available was "Fine .004". Is this size correct for machine quilting
or is it too fine? Are there any tricks to using this thread for machine
quilting? (lower tension, etc.?)

I know this subject has been discussed a lot before but I was still a bit
unsure about this. Thanks so much for any pointers.

Bonnie
(working on piecing the second I Spy - not yet quilted the first)


Yup! That's the "right" size, and Sulky is supposed to be a good one,
though I haven't used it personally. I have used SewArt and YLI, though,
and they're also good. Since this monofilament stuff tends to get a bit
kinky after being on the spool for a while, be sure to keep your eye on
it as you quilt. Sometimes the kinks wind themselves around bits of your
machine and then tighten up and don't sew freely -- not nice. However,
this kind of thread is great for quilting where you don't want the
thread to be the main focus.
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