You may have to pull a few threads before you hit the right one, but with practice you'll narrow it down! Better to pull it through and glue it than to cut it-and now have TWO loose ends in there! Roland > From: Mike Garber <agraphic2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:08:26 -0700 > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Best fix for loose stitches > > I never thought of pulling the thread back through....can't wait for a > loopy thread.... > > Roland R. Irish III wrote: > >> If you just pull the stitch back through and then fraycheck on the back, >> don't cut it...less chance of it letting go and pulling out the front later >> on. If we worry about it, we use superglue instead ONLY on the back-and the >> tiniest drop you can. This will bond the threads together and they will >> never pull out or wash out. >> If we have a real bad spot with looping, usually from a bobbin problem, we >> stop, cut out the offending area, back track on the stitching and restart >> that area with tighter MT-and generally you don't see the 'patch' you have >> created and threads won't pull through. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >