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* How did you select colors for your personal thread collection?
I inherited most of my thread, but what I choose for myself I did by project.
*Do you always match the color perfectly to your project?
Depends on the project. Sometimes seeing the thread won't look good, and sometimes the stitches won't be visable.
*Do you ever use contrasting thread?
Yes! That can really step up a project!
*Do you use the same color in the bobbin as the upper thread?
Usually, but that's another thing that depends on the project. Some projects have contrasting fabrics, and matching thread to those looks nicer. Sometimes it doesn't matter.
*What if a fabric has big areas of very different colors?
Either try to match the background color or one of the colors in the fabric.
*Do you have any tips or suggestions about choosing thread?
Know your fabric type, and what kind of thread to use with it-this makes or breaks alot of projects.
*Can you show us a picture(s) of your thread collection?
The wooden rack is all my thread, most of the wooden spools were my Great-grandmother's, but I think some of it was also my Grandmother's. This is what happens when you have a grandmother seamstress that grew up during the Depression, and therefore, cannot throw anything out.
Remember the good ol' days when thread was 15 cents? Yeah, me niether. The variety of spools my Gramma had. There's the tatting spool, a metallic spool, styrofoam spool, and of course, the beloved wooden spools.
*Do you ever buy thread because you fall in love with the color (without a particular project in mind)?
Who have you been talking to?! Don't tell anyone!
*Do you “invest” in thread?
Yes, I spend way to much for thread for some projects, mostly special occasion.
*What types of thread do you have? (elastic, quilting, all-purpose, wool, etc.)
Yes, to the above, plus metallic, and the mystery thread.
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