Sewing a silk garment.

I'm sorry if these sound like dumb questions but I'm an old man. :-)

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?

What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

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No question is dumb on these boards. We've all been new at something at
one time or another, and may be again.

The answer to both questions is a good quality polyester thread. It's
not necessary to use silk thread (which is ridiculously expensive, btw)
for these tasks.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your pj's!
Karen Maslowski in Ohio

wrote:
I'm sorry if these sound like dumb questions but I'm an old man. :-)

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?

What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

*******

" wrote:

I'm sorry if these sound like dumb questions but I'm an old man. :-)

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?

Cotton-covered polyester or else a good quality polyester (it shouldn't
look fuzzy on the spool).


What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Use the same thread as for the buttons in top and bobbin.


Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

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wrote:

I'm sorry if these sound like dumb questions but I'm an old man. :-)

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?

I'd use silk thread to match the buttons.

What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Silk again. I always use silk on silk, cotton on cotton as far as
possible. Sometimes poly on silk if I cannot get a good match in silk
thread.

Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

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On 14 Jan 2005 12:24:36 -0800, "
wrote:

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?
What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Silk if you've got it: size B machine twist for the
buttons and size A machine twist for the hem. Or use the
same spool for both. (Take more stitches if sewing buttons
on with hem thread, sew by hand if hemming with button
thread.)

If you have to go out and buy thread, get a good grade of
polyester, since silk is hard to find.

(If you do find silk, #50 reeled silk is a good substitute
for machine twist. Spun silk is for ornamental stitching
only -- it doesn't hold up in seams.)

Joy Beeson
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joy beeson wrote:

If you have to go out and buy thread, get a good grade of
polyester, since silk is hard to find.

A store local to me (Fabric Depot http://www.fabricdepot.com/) has
Gutterman's silk thread in many colors. I bought some for DD's wedding
sewing last summer. It's the only thread I could find which perfectly
matched the flower girl's periwinkle satin. I even used it on the serger to
clean-finish the seams in that dress.
NAYY,
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:30:49 -0800, "BEI Design"
wrote:

A store local to me (Fabric Depot http://www.fabricdepot.com/) has
Gutterman's silk thread in many colors. I bought some for DD's wedding
sewing last summer. It's the only thread I could find which perfectly
matched the flower girl's periwinkle satin. I even used it on the serger to
clean-finish the seams in that dress.

But Gutterman's is spun silk. The OP wanted to hem pajamas,
which will be used harder than wedding apparel.

On the other hand, it *is* only a hem. I believe that in
his place, I'd use it if the local store had the right
color.

Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at earthlink dot net

joy beeson wrote:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:30:49 -0800, "BEI Design"
wrote:


A store local to me (Fabric Depot http://www.fabricdepot.com/) has
Gutterman's silk thread in many colors. I bought some for DD's wedding
sewing last summer. It's the only thread I could find which perfectly
matched the flower girl's periwinkle satin. I even used it on the serger to
clean-finish the seams in that dress.


But Gutterman's is spun silk. The OP wanted to hem pajamas,
which will be used harder than wedding apparel.

On the other hand, it *is* only a hem. I believe that in
his place, I'd use it if the local store had the right
color.

Joy Beeson
I get excellent results hand sewing with Gutterman silk. I try to use
it for most of my hand finishing. Occasionally I'll use a lighter
thread if it's a very fine fabric.

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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Lewis:

There is a thread selection guide at http://www.amefird.com/thread_application_guides.htm
I am trying to follow with decent results so far. Hope that helps.

Alex
Maria's Sewing And Alterations
http://www.dressmaker.ca

" wrote in news:1105734276.047427.20310
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

I'm sorry if these sound like dumb questions but I'm an old man. :-)

What kind of thread should I use to sew buttons on a silk shirt?

What kind of thread should I use to hem up silk pajama legs with a
sewing machine?

Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

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