| I have some tips for you to get better results with | | | | precision wound with 132 yds per bobbin, of continuous |
| using your embroidery threads in machine embroidery | | | | filament polyester, which runs with less lint. Not only do |
| sewing. | | | | they decrease the amount of build up-I don't have to |
| 1. If you're experiencing thread breakage or have had | | | | clean out my machine as often! |
| finished designs bleeding onto your garments after | | | | 3. If you've given up on using metallic thread because |
| laundering, you're probably still using rayon thread! The | | | | of the breakage and other problems that are common |
| polyester embroidery threads are stronger and more | | | | to metallics, you haven't tried the best yet! In my |
| colorfast. Always remove your embroidered garments | | | | opinion there's only one metallic that I'll spend my time |
| from the washer immediately, this will help eliminate the | | | | using - Mon-Rex commercial grade metallic thread. It is |
| bleeding. For the breakage, try lowering your tension, | | | | a true 40 wt. & requires no special lubricants or |
| rayon threads are the weakest of the embroidery | | | | other than normal tension settings. I don't use a special |
| threads. | | | | needle either! It comes in 21 gorgeous colors on |
| I've been using a commercial polyester thread, ARC | | | | 1000-1080 yd cones. |
| embroidery thread for over a year now and getting | | | | For the "other" brands you may want to try the |
| fantastic results. Never a break and it launders | | | | following: |
| beautifully time after time. The embroidery is still | | | | 1. Always feed metallic thread from the side of the |
| gorgeous even after the garment is worn out. The arc | | | | cone/spool or it will kink. |
| thread currently has 288 colors! | | | | 2. Lower the upper tension. |
| 2. If you're experiencing a heavy build up on the back | | | | 3. Use a larger eye needle or metallic needle. |
| of your designs, try using the only pre-wound bobbin | | | | 4. Do not use any lubricants in our machines - they will |
| that works trouble-free in our machines. They are | | | | ruin our auto tension disks! |