No More Tangled Thread
Leah RybakOne of the biggest annoyances of hand sewing is getting thread all tangled up. Leah Rybak gives us a helpful tip to help prevent this problem. Using beeswax helps the thread from sticking together and makes hand sewing a much more enjoyable experience.
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Sometimes when you're hand sewing, one of the biggest annoyances can be getting all of your thread, all tangled up. A great tip for that is to run bees wax along the length of your thread. So that way it kind of separates the thread and it won't stick together or tangle as easily. We will show you how to do this really quick. What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna thread my needle.
Another tip I have for you is just to lick your needle instead of licking the end of your thread. And that way the thread is just drawn to that and the excess amount of thread for the tip, doesn't expand with your saliva. And that way you can hook this right here. We'll tie it. If I can get it, here we go.
Oh, not quite. Tie that on and we'll take this bees wax and we'll just kinda pull, hold it down hard against the table. And we'll just kind of pull our thread through there, so it finely coats the thread. I know it's kind of hard to see but you can feel it on the thread. And this way, once you get a pile of thread together, it'll kind of hold itself on its own and won't stick and won't get all jumbled together.
As you can see, it just happened kind of right there as we were pulling this. And we're almost done, get to the end here almost. And set that bees wax down, that way you can start any projects. Leave your excess thread there and we'll just hand sew like we would normally. This is a great tip for keeping that thread separated for your any hand sewing project.
This is a very old tip. I have wax from my dh grand mother who was born in 1896. In anycase, I do it differently. I pull a length off the spool but don't cut it. I they hold the spool in one hand and the loose thread in the other. I pull the spool, dragging the thread along the edge of the wax. Then I thread the needle and finally cut off the thread. I did like the tip about licking the eye of the needle, BUT if the end is waxed it will go in better anyway. Thanks for this reminder about using wax.
First, you don’t hand sew a garment with a huge needle like that. Second, you never knot at the top of the thread. How do you get a knot through a garment? Did anyone review this who had true sewing skills? I know this is a free site, but that’s the problem with free. The advice is as good as what you pay for.
The CORRECT way to use beeswax is to wax your thread then place it between a cloth and press it. The thread then absorbs the wax and it doesn't transfer to the fabric you will be sewing. This is why I will never subscribe to NSC - just a bunch of amateurs.
To help keep hand sewing thread from tangling put the knot in the end that comes off the spool last. Thread has a knap or direction. Gently pull a piece of thread (it can be hand sewing thread, sewing machine thread, embroidery floss, yarn or even string) through thumb and forefinger one way then the other. You will notice that one direction is smoother than the other. Put the knot at the end of the smoother direction. The is the end that comes off the spool last.
What happened to the conditioner to apply to the spool?
No need to post this feedback. Moderator: please teach instructors to speak proper English. "show you this quick?" ...quickly. "kina?" kind of. Also, not every sentence should end as a sentence. Hair flipping and low cut shirt is distracting and annoying to us seniors.
That knot...I've never heard of that idea before! It won't cause trouble when you start sewing? And I've also wondered if the residue of the beeswax will show when the fabric is ironed later?
Why was she knotting the thread at the needle?
Do you run the needle & thread through the beeswax or lay the bees wax on top of the thread and pull it... You could not tell from the picture. Enjoy the videos.
what's with the to low plunging neckline????? PLEASE