Woolly Nylon: A guide to textured stretch thread

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Woolly Nylon: A guide to textured stretch thread

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Learn how to use woolly nylon in your serger, coverstitch machine and regular sewing machine. This thread is perfect of activewear, underwear and swimwear.
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@hollylange3447 5 ай бұрын

You are the first person I have found to also have the BabyLock Imagine and not be able to change the tension. This is what I came for! Running to buy your books now!

@1biutza 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you only needed wooly nylon for the loopers so I bought 4 as usual, guess now I have thread for like 10 years

@1951NBN 3 жыл бұрын

I wind it on my bobbin. It works great for stretchy fabrics.

@michellem3899 3 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing! Lol

@AnneriVictor 5 жыл бұрын

For someone who has been sewing for more than 20 years, but NEVER used woolly nylon before because I have just started sewing active wear.... This was super informative! Thanks!

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Yay, happy to hear you found my video useful!

@suewalsh4216 Жыл бұрын

I started using it a few months ago in my loopers after seeing your tutorial. Won't use anything else now. No more breakages. Thank you Johanna ❤

@celiahaddon4087 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve used woolly nylon thread from Empress Mills in the bobbin on my sewing machine with great success. I used it on a twin needle hem before I had a coverstitch machine. The trick is to loosen the tension on the bobbin casing but of course you need to remember the previous setting and return it there afterwards!

@janineverjans6266 5 жыл бұрын

I use it a lot, in the loopers of the serger, the looper of the coverstitch machine, and even in the needle of a flatlock stitch (serger) so the ladders show up really well. In the states we also have ILY Wooly Nylon with is quite spongy, and Gütermann's Bulky Nylon with is very similar to the maxi lock stretch. And I agree with a statement above: it makes a FANTASTIC rolled hem! Not only on clothing but also on things like napkins and the like. Great videos, Johanna, thank you!

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experiences, those are super helpful tips. And yes the differences between thread brands are quite staggering, so really good info on the brands!

@badgirlbolshoi 4 жыл бұрын

at last! threads and threads and threads- want to know so much more - have just stumbled on this after looking for ages

@TheCynedd 5 жыл бұрын

I use wooly nylon, usually the Maxi-Lock brand in the loopers of my serger when I am doing a serger rolled hem. It gives great coverage on the rolled edge with none of the fabric showing through. If I want better stretch in my coverstitch using my coverstitch machine I will use wooly nylon in the looper thread. Since one of my sergers is a Babylock Evolution with air threading I will first thread the loopers with regular thread and then tie on the wooly nylon and gently pull through the eyes of the loopers - the air threading of my machine does not particularly like shooting the wooly nylon through the loopers as well as it does regular thread. I look forward to your upcoming coverstitch book.

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your helpful tips! I had not thought about using it for rolled hems, but now I will!

@Celinah 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@jkw9373 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for this video, after quite a bit of research, you're the first (and only) one I found talking about using wooly nylon in a regular sewing machine :) I don't have access to a serger or coverstitch, and I'd love to experiment with wooly thread. I hope for the twin stitch to feel softer, since repairing underwear or swimwear with regular thread feel sooooo scratchy!

@CazPiranha 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve found woolly nylon just lightly wound on the bobbin really helped with my twin needling - helped it not pucker between the two rows of topstiching

@kmariejs 5 жыл бұрын

Does that mean you wound the woolly on the bobbin by hand, or could you wind the bobbin on the machine the usual way?

@CazPiranha 5 жыл бұрын

Kristin Schaffner I’ve tried both & found machine winding but with a looser tension (winding through my fingers rather than the machine winding mechanism) was the quickest & most effective compromise

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Caz for your super helpful info, that is a great reason to try woolly in the bobbin!

@myralorraine 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Johanna! I love using Wooly nylon (polyester version which is all I can find at Our local fabric store) on my cover stitch machine! I especially love using it as a detail on my husband‘s T-shirts, he loves that! Thank you so much for sharing the differences and the uses for them!

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Yes the woolly thread looks so nice, I too use it just for decorative purposes!

@yvonnesaucier2111 3 жыл бұрын

I am new to sergers. Thank you for the informative videos. Keep up the great tutorials.

@janinerosenke5463 3 жыл бұрын

Another wonderful episode. Thank you. Got your Sewing Activewear book yesterday.

@NotSoNaturalLife 6 ай бұрын

Just bought your books (all of them) on Amazon!

@anubis33 5 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try woolly nylon as I’ve not felt the need and have a lot of regular cones. Having bought regular cones recently I’ll order some when next I’m buying threads. I would imagine that the Babylock machines will sense resistance and adjust tensions. But I’ll see how I get on next time. Thank you for the overview.

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Yes do try the woolly and report back! And yes the BabyLock does a fine job sensing the tension need

@heartpleat4654 5 жыл бұрын

What a useful video!!!! You really provide great content❤️

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@blackladeebiker 5 жыл бұрын

Hello there. Great video. I'm curious if you've ever used Polyarn by Superior Threads? It is a 100% 'woolly-like' texturized polyester serger thread. It is recommended to use when stretch is critical, advertised it has excellent elasticity, recovery, and flexibility. Thanks.

@jgsawka 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent description of woolly nylon. Do you have to use it in both upper and lower looper in the serger?

@india239 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve just ordered from Empress Mills. Happy to hear it’s good

@DopeMarkoinLA 3 жыл бұрын

So much knowledge, Thanks for sharing!

@dallasmandy 5 жыл бұрын

Needed this video. Thank you

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

happy to hear you found it useful!

@Fattiapples 2 ай бұрын

i tried putting wooly nylon in my loopers and for some reason it just doesn't work and seems to pop or break out of the looper guides, it is very bizarre. i think it said threadart on the package

@amytrimbo7004 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this intro, I'm looking forward to your brand review. Maxi lock stretch fuzzes too much for me, I'll try Madeira soon.

@michellepark778 5 жыл бұрын

Coats coats gramax 160 is less fuzy than Sullivans and QA Woolly Nylon/ texture nylon thread

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

That's great to know. Need to find the Coats version too and test out

@michellepark778 5 жыл бұрын

www.coats.com/Products/Threads-and-Yarns/Gramax/Gramax

@michellepark778 5 жыл бұрын

www.tyglycka.se/en/sewing-supplies/thread/trad-ospunnen/coats-gramax-black-5000m

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle!

@angelicinspirations 3 жыл бұрын

Good video and very informative. Thanks

@cboaen 3 жыл бұрын

Great information. Thank you.

@StayStitching 5 жыл бұрын

I've known about this forever, but I've never used it. I'll pick some up soon!

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Yes give it a try and report back!

@krystleroy3068 2 жыл бұрын

They had a good deal on bulky nylon and I use it in cover stitch juki 1500 I had great success with wonderful I believe that’s what they call it

@AtelierDBurgoyne 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I only found it after sending you an email. For the hems and collar of knits, I will be trying wooly nylon thread in my old Singer 411G that can chainstitch. Daniel

@cherylp.3347 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping you’d show how to thread the loopers with it. I think you’re supposed to bypass the air threading on the babylock? I bought 1 spool ages ago but have never used it. I think it is maxi lock brand. Not sure how to use it. Where / when , or if you only use it on knits? Or do you use it on the upper looper, or both?

@mrsmoore146 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a rolled hem on a coverstitch?

@s3xiibiishliyah 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos but sometimes it hard for me to finish watching because it's so lo! I have to add speakers in order to hear you

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the heads-up! I actually did some audio testing today in order to improve the issue. It might sound easy 😊 But getting good quality sounding audio at the right volume is the hardest bit when making videos!

@bronxChannel 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful, thanks

@janissharkey7174 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering this topic. I’m sewing swimsuits for my daughter and I was wondering if wooly nylon thread would give more stretch to the seams and make them more durable or comfortable. I just got some in the mail today, so I now know to put it in my loopers. Can it be put in the needles, too?

@Celinah 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your videos, i've learned so much from you... I am mostly doing, or like doing, lingerie. And i just bought the Brother cv3550, it's very useful, i don't know how i managed without it until now:))) I sometimes struggle with bulk in elastic, especially the narrow ones, like very delicate... Any tips on how to serger, cover stitch narrow delicate elastic? I will try also this thread, was very hard to find in Romania, but i managed, just got it yesterday. Thank you very much for all your videos.

@cherriesnhoney 5 жыл бұрын

great topic..ive tried wooly nylon but i could never get the tension right...mostly it just kept snapping on me...i cant remember the brand i used so not sure if quality was an issue but im pretty sure it was user dysfunction:)...ill try the brands you showed though, i sew a lot of foundation garments and would definitely be better...look forward to your book coming!

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Yes the tension is the tricky part, and I've noticed that not all brands require the same settings. But a mix of lower looper tension and higher needle tension can work well I've found

@Paula-vr5rm 2 жыл бұрын

i’m confused about loopers and can i use it on just regular cotton material

@gazearl 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, our company is looking for UK based experienced workers of overlockers and cross-stitch but we are struggling to find people, any ideas where to look?

@khinekhine613 4 жыл бұрын

What brand would you recommend for three thread narrow overlooking single layer big skirt flounce (upper looper thread) ? Thank you so much.

@Thelaststitch 4 жыл бұрын

My current fave is Madeira Aero-Flock, great quality, soft and beautiful coloured

@CarmenMartinez-zf9dv 5 жыл бұрын

Can you show how to thread your serger with wooly nylon thread. I was given several spools but the ends of the threads look frayed- how do you get it through the eye of the needle?

@Thelaststitch 5 жыл бұрын

Use regular thread in the looper first, then tie the woolly to it and pull it through. This makes it much easier!

@samon295 4 жыл бұрын

Dental floss threaders are wonderful for that too. Dentak makes them in the US