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Tips for Hand Quilting with Aurifil 12wt
Aurifil’s 12wt/2ply thread comes in all 270 of our Cotton colors and is wound on a red spool. It is the heaviest weight thread that we offer and is perfect for hand quilting your favorite projects.
- Use a quality hand needle that won’t break or bend during the process of hand quilting ensuring the eye of the needle is large enough to accommodate the heavier weight thread. Consider a crewel or embroidery needle in size 5 or a chenille needle in size 24.
- Avoid the thread getting fuzzy or weakened by threading the needle with a short length of thread, approximately 12-15”, or roughly the length of your forearm.
- Stitch with the nap of the thread by knotting the last end cut and threading the needle with the opposite end.
- Use a sturdy quilt hoop to secure the layers of the project for stitching.
- Use an open-side thimble for ease of pushing the needle and thread through the quilt layers.
Keeping your rotary blades fresh and safe
- Replace blades when they are showing signs of wear.
- Keep rotary cutters out of the reach of children. Use one of our locking handles if you have these concerns.
Find the OLFA® handle that works best for you
- With four sizes of blades, from 18mm to 60mm, plus eight different handle styles, there’s something that will match everyone’s needs. Besides the traditional OLFA® yellow, some of our handles come in special colors that will enhance your décor. Designed for either left-hand or right-hand use by reversing the assembly of the blade. All OLFA® cutters come with a hang hole for easy storage.
- Next month we will dig into what sizes work best for what projects
Join us next month for more handy educational nuggets! HUGE thanks to OLFA for their continued partnership!
I have them all and depending on what you are doing, you need them all
I agree. I have them all as well!!