removing curl from poly thread?

[thekid77]

Hello,

Does anyone know how to straighten/remove the curl from polyester thread?

Thanks in advance!

[DieselTech]

45 minutes ago, thekid77 said:

Hello,

Does anyone know how to straighten/remove the curl from polyester thread?

Thanks in advance!

Are you hand sewing with it? Or machine sewing with it? 

[DieselTech]

If hand sewing with it. Just pull your length of thread thru a block of beeswax. Will straighten it right out. 

[bruce johnson]

If you are machine sewing and it gets closer to the core, some threads can really have tight memory. Lay the spool on its side and let it unroll like a level wind fishing reel. My old pal used to sew off all his thread spools that way on closed eye needle machines. 

[thekid77]

1 hour ago, DieselTech said:

Are you hand sewing with it? Or machine sewing with it? 

 

1 hour ago, DieselTech said:

If hand sewing with it. Just pull your length of thread thru a block of beeswax. Will straighten it right out. 

 

59 minutes ago, bruce johnson said:

If you are machine sewing and it gets closer to the core, some threads can really have tight memory. Lay the spool on its side and let it unroll like a level wind fishing reel. My old pal used to sew off all his thread spools that way on closed eye needle machines. 

Hello all! Thank you for the replies - I am indeed handsewing....

I did try pulling the poly thru beeswax but it still wants to curl a lot....must have a strong "memory" from being wound around the Spool for a while...

[DieselTech]

When I hand sew with poly, I will pull my thread thru the beeswax block 4-5times. As I am pulling it thru the block it actually starts to cut a groove in the beeswax block. 

I am usually using poly 346 thread.

[thekid77]

Just now, DieselTech said:

When I hand sew with poly, I will pull my thread thru the beeswax block 4-5times. As I am pulling it thru the block it actually starts to cut a groove in the beeswax block. 

I am usually using poly 346 thread.

Thank you Diesel! I appreciate the help!

[TomE]

After waxing the thread, pull it through some heavy brown paper to evenly distribute the wax. 

[thekid77]

Quick update!

Diesel, I did have success pulling the thread thru beeswax a few times....but had to do one more thing to get the curls out....

I got a folded piece of paper towel and pulled the thread thru that a few times against my fingernail, which was padded by the paper towel and the thread straightened out!!

Thanks again everyone!

[Northmount]

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