Wonderfil Threads Spotlite: 6 tips for quilting with metallic thread on a domestic machine by Allison Spence October 16, 2017 by Allison Spence October 16, 2017 Welcome to a week of shiny, sparkly thread! This week we’re focusing on WonderFil Specialty Threads Spotlite. I’ll show you some projects I’m working on and give you lots of tips for using this thread on a domestic and a longarm machine. Spotlite is a 40wt rayon based metallic thread… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions 4 essential tips for success with metallic thread by Jennifer Houlden September 14, 2017 by Jennifer Houlden September 14, 2017 Thread, thread and more thread – so many different ones to choose from. There’s cotton, polyester, rayon and metallic to name a few. My very first attempt to quilt with metallic thread didn’t go as planned. It was my very first quilt project ever and I wanted it to look… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads Quilting and Embellishing the Christmas Tree Quilt by Christine Baker November 28, 2014 by Christine Baker November 28, 2014 Start your engines – or, in our case, “Thread your machines” Now that our quilt top is assembled and our quilt sandwich is layered, it’s finally time to start quilting and embellishing the Christmas tree quilt. The first thing we need to do is thread our machines with the Spotlite… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads Working with Metallic Thread by Christine Baker November 25, 2014 by Christine Baker November 25, 2014 Lucy’s tips As I said yesterday, I’m not an expert in working with metallic thread, so I asked Lucy Garvin from WonderFil if she had any tips that I could share with you. Here’s what she sent me: 1) I find that with metallics, the problem most people have is… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads The Case of the Unraveling Thread by Christine Baker November 24, 2014 by Christine Baker November 24, 2014 Several solutions Ever since I posted last month about the case of the unraveling thread and my tangled mess of Razzle and Dazzle thread from WonderFil, I have been getting suggestions of different solutions. Lorrie T emailed me to say that she uses strips of Coban dressing (available at drug… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
