I need thread for sewing and i called the dollar store to see if they had any "thread" because they are the closest place and they said that they have embroidery thread. Will that still work for sewing my clothes? I have no idea what the difference is.
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Are you planning to hand sew or use a sewing machine? I would recommend normal cotton or a polyester blend not embroidery. Also if you are using a sewing machine, cheap or older thread can damage your machine because it tends to have lots of knots that knock the timing function offline regardless of how cheap or expensive your machine is. I prefer to use Gutermann or sulky sewing thread when using my machine. My machine doesn’t tolerate Walmart Coates & Clarke Dual-Duty but you may be able to use that without problems which is what I would recommend for you first if you are on a budget.
Stiching is a finer peice of thread using for sewing up clothes.
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Nope, it won’t work well, Embroidery thread is much thicker. It is good for placing designs on things. (Think jeans pocket) Sewing thread is much thinner, it is used when you want to make normal seems in your cloths.
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In embroidery thread they have alot of sewing threads put together…
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It will still work. Sewing thread is individual strands while embroidery thread is a bunch of threads grouped together. Carfully seperate one thread out of the group and your good to go. It will only work for hand sewing though, not machine.
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embroidery is generally thicker,i would just stick with sewing thread!
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If it’s embroidery floss, it’s usually 6 strands of thread somewhat loosely twisted together. You’ll have to separate it first to use it for hand sewing, but it often comes in a shade very close to your fabric, so that can be handy. Just rub the end of a piece of it until the strands separate, and then take one of them and gently pull it away from the others. Try not to get the whole thing tangled up–let it untwirl frequently to keep the strands smooth. You’ll see what I mean when you get it.
Hand sewing thread is often polyester–sometimes you can get cotton, or waxed cotton, but that tends to be thick, heavy-duty style thread.
They aren’t really that much different, though embroidery floss can be a little snarly and you’ll probably get more knots and breaks in it than with regular sewing thread. Just go slowly, smooth out the twists, and be prepared to reload your needle a bunch of times.
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Embroidery thread is thicker and not a strong as sewing thread . So use the sewing thread it will last longer
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Are you planning to hand sew or use a sewing machine? I would recommend normal cotton or a polyester blend not embroidery. Also if you are using a sewing machine, cheap or older thread can damage your machine because it tends to have lots of knots that knock the timing function offline regardless of how cheap or expensive your machine is. I prefer to use Gutermann or sulky sewing thread when using my machine. My machine doesn’t tolerate Walmart Coates & Clarke Dual-Duty but you may be able to use that without problems which is what I would recommend for you first if you are on a budget.
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Hand embroidery thread could be anything, but typically it’s a low-strength cotton multi-stranded floss. Generally NOT what you want for sewing clothes.
Typical sewing threads are on spools, either level wound or cross-wound, and generally a higher strength cotton, polyester, cotton-covered poly ("cored thread") for general purpose sewing. Sewing machine embroidery thread typically comes on spools just like regular sewing thread: some is polyester, some is rayon (poor strength, not what you want for structural seams), some is of other fibers (also not what you want). Thickness varies for embroidery threads.
You want what is called "dressmaker thread" or "general purpose thread" for hand or machine sewing of garments. Commonly available decent brands in the US include Mettler, Gutermann, Coats & Clarks, Talon, American-Efird.
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa102100a.htm
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50 years of sewing
The first is done by hand and the next by the sewing machine
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There is some embroidery thread stronger and heavier then others, I have sewed n with it when I can’t find anything else or need to match up with the thread the the manufacturer used. I would never use sewing thread to sew out a design in my embroidery machine.
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my own experence
Machine embroidery thread is commonly made of rayon or polyester. You can also get silk machine embroidery thread. It tends to be finer than most machine construction threads, which can be made from cotton, polyester, a combination of these, silk, or nylon…
Machine embroidery threads are made for appearance – either matte or gloss. They don’t have any great tensile strength and should not be used for seam construction. They CAN be used successfully for things like hems on fine fabrics, and are great for things like eyelets and buttonholes.
Construction threads are made for seams. They can be of many different strengths. They also come in several weights, or thicknesses. You need to choose a thread that suits both the fabric you are using and the process you are doing. I like to match thread fiber as closely as I can with that of the fabric I’m sewing, except for hand finishing. I find that for most fabrics that I want to hand finish, 100 weight silk thread is the best: it’s usually smoother than cotton or polyester, and is easier to sew with by hand. Rayon machine embroidery thread can also be used in this way. You often get a much better colour match, and you can get a really well hidden hem on satin!
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