Subject: PFAFF: Pfaff: Which Thread? Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 05:32:39 +0000 From: Jim and Frieda Devine Reply-To: pfaffies@listserv.embroideryclubs.com To: pfaffies@listserv.embroideryclubs.com Rhonda, Don't throw away all your 40 wt. thread. The weight of thread needed is based upon the density of the stitch design. I use 30 weight thread for many of the designs on the Pfaff cards. I think it was Mary Wacker who commented that they use that weight thread in Germany and that's why the default for the fills in PCD is .33. However, there are many designs out there that are digitized at a tighter density and need 40 weight or smaller thread. I stitched the teddy bear from the Great Notions samples in 30 weight thread and boy, was it dense. The machine was having trouble getting through it all towards the end. Frieda 7570 & PCD --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 97 17:33:26 +0000 From: "Elaine Rieck" Reply-To: pfaffies@listserv.embroideryclubs.com To: Edie, My personal rule of thumb is: density of 20-22 for 40 wt rayon, 25-30 for 30 wt rayon, 33 for cotty thread. Stitch length is usually at 2 for rayon threads and 2.5 for cotty. This is of course personal taste and you can change the density by enlarging or reducing the design. (The density will be heavier if you reduce and lighter if you enlarge.) This is not always possible of course but most often it is possible. Happy Pfaffing (7570) Elaine Rieck, San Diego, CA erieck@pacbell.net http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1277 ---------------------