America's Best Polyester Thread

[nemohee]

Hi all,

 

Sorry if this has been asked before (I searched and couldn't find this question), but I am considering making some snowflake ornaments that must be starched. I have a great deal of America's Best bedspread thread (from elmore-pisgah, which is polyester instead of cotton. Will this starch up nicely, or should I go and buy some cotton thread?

 

Thanks!

[vonnie]

I really don't know, but I would think the cotton would absorb better therefor stay stiffer....you might try one with polyester and see...

[sunnywolfgar]

I really don't know either,,, but what I do know is make a small doily--coaster size maybe 3-7 rows and starch it and see what happens. Only way you'll know.

sunnywolfgar

[nemohee]

Thanks.

 

I'll give it a shot and see what happens!

[renegade]

I'd be curious to know what you find out. I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 11,000 yards of it (I got a giant ball in each grab bag I ordered this past summer).

 

I'm making ornament covers right now, so I don't need to stiffen those, but I'd be interested in doing some experimenting in the future with stiffening this thread.

 

BTW, I love this thread! It is so soft...

[nemohee]

Ok...so it doesn't take starching so well. Perhaps glue would work better, but I recommend saving this thread for doilies and other things that don't need to be stiffened...

[MimiFL]

Didn't see this thread until now, sorry. The only thing that you can really stiffen is cotton. Same goes for blocking - if it's acrylic, it's no use trying to block it (I tried once).

[nemohee]

Didn't see this thread until now, sorry. The only thing that you can really stiffen is cotton. Same goes for blocking - if it's acrylic, it's no use trying to block it (I tried once).

 

It's ok! Sometimes it's better to learn by experience

[DEMET]

Hi,

 

I made a runner few moths ago by using 6 cord, size 30 polyester thread, here is the picture.

 

Polyester threads (the one I am using) runny, harder to work with but when I complete the project, it looks silky, soft, feels silky too. Does not require pinning, only needs moderate heat ironing, never needs ironing again and stein free too. I hope this info helps, I think they are not good for snowflakes, (season is over anyways )

 

I have another doily picture made with polyester thread and beads ,I posted under bead crochet section about year ago

 

http://usera.imagecave.com/demeteileen/IMG_2287-copy.jpg

[Scenna]

I have succesfully stiffened snowflake ornaments using this thread with the epsom salt soak method , and when the epsom salts crystalize it makes the snowflake have a crystaline shimmer to it.

 

Scenna

[sunnywolfgar]

I have succesfully stiffened snowflake ornaments using this thread with the epsom salt soak method , and when the epsom salts crystalize it makes the snowflake have a crystaline shimmer to it.Scenna

 

Hi Scenna, I've never done Epsom salt before, can you tell me how you do it, soak it first in starch ,then the salt mixture? Do I do both ....or just the epsom salt mixture only?

sunnywolfgar

[Scenna]

Just the epsom salts mixture. to get it to crystalize you need to let it be soaking wet and lay it out on plastic wrap to dry, sometimes it takes a few wettings and dryings with the mixture to attain the crystal effect.

 

here is the recipes for different stiffeners...

http://www.crochetmemories.com/crochet8.php

 

Also the hairspray method might work well too, I know there was nothing I could not shape may hair into in the 80's including a 12 in tall mowhawk lol with a can of aqua net extra super hold