I was watching an old floss tube of Krista's and she mentioned that one of her sample stitchers uses Thread Magic. I was curious, and ordered some. It came, a little tiny pot of wax, yesterday afternoon. I used it for the first time last night and, oh my gosh, I am a new fan of this stuff. The thread was so much less prone to tangling, and when it did tangle, the knots released so much easier. Also, when I was stitching into a crowded hole that already held several stitches, it was so much easier to feel my way into a space with the needle. I feel like my little cross stitches look a little more crisp too. Anyone else use Thread Magic or something like it?
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It is funny. In the last couple months I've stopped using Thread Magic. Instead, I "love" the floss. Meaning, after I pull out my two strands, I stroke them together with my fingers 5-6 times. Then after I thread them on the needle, I stroke them again 5-6 times. And, honestly, it has been such a long time since I've dealt with a thread tangle that I can't remember when it happened. Thread tangles used to happen every time I stitched. I don't know if they stopped happening because of all my thread love, or what, but I haven't found the need for wax lately.
I railroad to keep my stitches even. I have heard people on Flosstube say Aurafil and Cosmo flosses have fewer tangles. I haven't used Aurifil or Cosmo on cross-stitch designs, but I have used Aurifil in sewing and like it.
I haven't heard that, but I don't tend to use them because I just watch the twist of my floss and untwist as needed.
I was watching a Flosstube recently and the designer said beeswax and Thread Magic were not good to use because they eventually degraded the floss and fabric. I wondered if anyone else has heard this?
I use this for hand sewing all the time. As far as embroidery is concerned, I’ve used it only for hem stitching. I might try it now for that as well, but will most likely wait until I start a new project, just in case it makes the stitches look a little different.
I’ve switched to Beeswax for now (just for kicks.) I got a beeswax puck from SassyJacks and I love it!
I use Thread Magic too. I find it reduces tangles significantly.
One of my sample stitchers absolutely swears by the stuff and I often use it when I'm doing drawn thread hemming and the thread is super prone to tangling and knots. This will definitely help your stitches look more "defined" and I'm glad you reminded me of it for my "total newbie" cross stitch video!