thekid77 Report post Posted 16 hours ago Hello, Does anyone know how to straighten/remove the curl from polyester thread? Thanks in advance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted 15 hours ago 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? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted 15 hours ago If hand sewing with it. Just pull your length of thread thru a block of beeswax. Will straighten it right out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted 15 hours ago 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thekid77 Report post Posted 14 hours ago 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... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted 14 hours ago 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thekid77 Report post Posted 14 hours ago 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted 7 hours ago After waxing the thread, pull it through some heavy brown paper to evenly distribute the wax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
