I have had a bear of a time working on my first project for the
Colette Fall Palette Challengel, for myriad reasons. My usual sewing machine has no power and needs to go into the shop, the backup machine took a size of bobbins I didn't have on hand, and the backup-backup machine was magically missing the cover to the bobbin case! After all that was taken care of (several trips seeking bobbins worked out well enough), there was still one big hurdle: the damn thread kept snarling after just a few stitches.
What was the problem? I checked my tension, all was well. I switched from a universal to a sharps needle. None of that helped; the filmy stretch silk I'd chosen for the body of the garment, while beautiful, was just too flimsy to stand up to my machine.
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The simplest solution is, of course, to choose hardier textiles that are easier to work with. But how could you resist this gem of a piece (bought on extreme sale as a 2-yard remnant at
Britex)? So. What to do?
