My father said the thread also had a right end and a wrong end to put through the needle. If you were threading a sewing machine you'e thread the end away from the spool through the needle. When you are hand sewing the tendency is to thread the end you just cut, but that is the end which should have the knot. The theory being that thread has a "nap" from the direction it was originally spun and working against the nap will make the thread wear out faster.
Cynthia On Dec 12, 2017, at 3:25 AM, Sue wrote: > I have been sewing for many years and never ever knew that. Have never read > it or been told it anywhere until now, aged 68. > I need to live my life all over again to make use of this great information. > :-) > Sue T > Dorset UK > > > Thank you Jeri for your very informative message below. Not being an > , I had no idea that a needle had a right > and wrong side for threading. That is one activity which always brings > out the frustration side of me. :-) Now I will check the eye of the > needles with a strong lens to make sure I'm doing this correctly, > thereby getting rid of my frustration. Any hints would be gratefully > received. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
