{"id":5813,"date":"2015-05-05T15:45:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T15:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empressmills.co.uk\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2015-08-10T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T11:16:03","slug":"edition-1-how-thread-is-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/edition-1-how-thread-is-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition 1 – Threads In Focus | How Thread Is Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

For over 80 years our family business has been manufacturing sewing\u00a0threads and yarns. Threads for high speed industrial machines, for hand sewing, for practical purposes, for creative use. We have supplied threads literally from the cradle to the grave \u2013 from towelling nappies to shrouds!<\/p>\n

\"Dye<\/a>We hope \u2018Threads In Focus\u2019 will unravel some of the mysteries plus introduce you to some new, fresh ideas. First things First. All threads have a \u2018finished twist\u2019. Twist adds strength so that a very fine thread can still be strong. Conversely you can also have a thick thread, with very few twists which can be relatively weak!<\/p>\n

Incredibly, for every inch of thread, there are as many as 20 complete revolutions\/twists. There must never be a gap between them \u2013 this will make a \u2018weak spot\u2019 and the thread will break. The \u2018finished twist\u2019 of the thread must be even and stable. When the thread you are using snarls and breaks then the \u2018finished twist\u2019 has actually moved in sewing and caused a tangle\/\u2019slub\u2019 of fibres (more about this in the weeks to come as we cover the different finishes which can be added to thread to stop this happening).<\/p>\n

\"Autosave-File<\/a>Hands on Eyes Down<\/h2>\n

Quick practical now. All sewing threads \u2013 opposed to general yarns \u2013 have the finished twist running a certain way. To check this:-<\/p>\n

1. Take a bobbin of thread in your right hand and pull off at least 6\u2033 of thread into your left hand.
\n2. Then securely nip the thread between the index finger and thumb of your left hand.
\n3. With your right hand gently hold the thread taut, half an inch from the left hand.
\n4. Begin to roll the thread very, very slowly away from you between your right thumb and index finger (still securely nipping the thread in your left hand).
\n5. The rolling action should begin to untwist the thread and you will see the plies\/strands clearly unravelling.
\n6. The thread has the correct \u2018finished twist\u2019 to make it sewable on a machine.
\n7. If exactly the opposite happens and the strands get tighter and form a snarl then never use the thread on your machine. It will snarl, knot & break.
\n8. All sewing machines are built to take a thread which will unravel as no. 5 above so check your stock of threads. If you have been struggling to use a particular bobbin then perhaps we have already eliminated one problem!<\/p>\n

\"Sewing<\/a>Here Comes A Quirkiness<\/h2>\n

Some threads (not many) just will not unravel \u2013 don\u2019t worry about it \u2013 they have been treated with a special coating to completely stop the finished twist moving during sewing. The prime example of this is Bonded Nylon Thread.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the Bonded Nylon Thread shade range or Bonded Nylon Article Here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For over 80 years our family business has been manufacturing sewing\u00a0threads and yarns. Threads for high speed industrial machines, for hand sewing, for practical purposes, for creative use. We have supplied threads literally from the cradle to the grave \u2013 from towelling nappies to shrouds! We hope \u2018Threads In Focus\u2019 will unravel some of the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-threads-in-focus"],"yoast_head":"\nEdition 1 - Threads In Focus | How Thread Is Made<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how sewing threads are manufactured. 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