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Preventing Tangled Thread

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It is extremely frustrating to have your sewing thread get tangled in the middle of a project. There are products you can buy such as bees wax, but sometimes it is more convenient to just grab something you have at home such as a bar of soap. This is a page about preventing tangled thread.
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August 15, 2011

When hand sewing, whether a button or whatever, take the thread and run through a bar of soap. It won't tangle and makes the thread stronger

By Sandra Zinner Cook from Apache Junction, AZ

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August 17, 20110 found this helpful
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Another cool idea is to sew with dental floss, but works best with small areas like buttons. Thanks for the tip. My gramma used to do this all the time.

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March 15, 2011

Use a dryer sheet to run a threaded needle through to prevent tangling thread.

By Monica from Cortez, CO

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