tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post115601624926026142..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: Thread NotesCarolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1159736367154589022006-10-01T16:59:00.000-04:002006-10-01T16:59:00.000-04:00I like to have matching or complementary thread, b...I like to have matching or complementary thread, but I hate to buy a whole cone (let alone 3) of a color I may only use a couple of times. Nancy's notions came to the resuce with a gadget that holds a number of bobbins that attaches to your serger. I just got mine, but haven't tried it yet. It looks like it will work great>Nancy Winninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291320098379550586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1157205549039696512006-09-02T09:59:00.000-04:002006-09-02T09:59:00.000-04:00I'll chime in for the sanguines of the world.Match...I'll chime in for the sanguines of the world.<BR/><BR/>Matching thread...the left needle on the serger, and topstitching. Other than that, meh. Projects have gone on hold while awaiting a spool of Metrosene in the right color, but rarely will a project wait for serger thread. The day I bought my serger I also bought the (now out of print) <I>Sewing with an Overlock</I> book from the Singer Reference Library. One page shows a whole spectrum of fabric colors, all overlocked with one of three shades of thread...grey, rose pink and ivory. Amazing how well they blended. I took that to heart and use those colors for a lot of my serging. However, I do sew enough white, black and navy blue that I keep four cones of those handy, too. And the teal thread that came with the serger is remarkably 'blendable'...it's worked better than the grey for some colors, so I've used it, too.Lisa Lareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516986664460840579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1156249813571826312006-08-22T08:30:00.000-04:002006-08-22T08:30:00.000-04:00i am totally thread obssessed. serger thread has ...i am totally thread obssessed. serger thread has to match. sometimes i'm lazy and don't want to change thread, so then i do french or flat felled seams. <BR/><BR/>if i don't match the thread, it bothers me enough that i rarely wear the garment.mamafitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532203067920083845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1156212072314278392006-08-21T22:01:00.000-04:002006-08-21T22:01:00.000-04:00I'm glas to see that I have company in collecting ...I'm glas to see that I have company in collecting matching threads. I think that I have enough serger thread to match my fabric for a while. I try to sew garments in a batch that match my serger thread so I don't have to keep re-threading the machine.Towandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634494345166387524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1156187254472300382006-08-21T15:07:00.000-04:002006-08-21T15:07:00.000-04:00Oh yes, I definitely am thread-obsessed! The last...Oh yes, I definitely am thread-obsessed! The last time JoAnn's had a thread sale I bought an entire shopping cart full of Maxi-Lock and Gutermann. And..my friend gives me 40% off Metrosene at his shop. So you KNOW I'm a thread hoarder! Must be prepared for sewing at all times, right? ;-)Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233441256489280492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1156125763019642152006-08-20T22:02:00.000-04:002006-08-20T22:02:00.000-04:00Oh yes, the thread has to match the fabric. Alway...Oh yes, the thread has to match the fabric. Always, unless I am after a definite contrast. As for the serger thread, I very much prefer a match, but serger thread comes in a more limited range of colors as compared to conventional sewing thread. Frequently I will blend old sewing thread to come up with an acceptable match for the serger, even though I will probably be the only person who will ever see the inside of the garment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-1156122761432326632006-08-20T21:12:00.000-04:002006-08-20T21:12:00.000-04:00Yes. Absolutely. To the point where all the thre...Yes. Absolutely. To the point where all the threads in those organizers boxes is sort by type and then arranged by order of the spectrum for each type, with the neutrals coming first. <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, and you'd think with almost 300 spools of thread that I'd have the right color for the current project? Noooooooooooo! So, off I go to buy *another * spool of thread!Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.com