tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10081744.post8965439938813132093..comments2024-02-15T20:24:57.063-06:00Comments on Sew Intriguing: Fall Knitting IdeasLianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235950571276425579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10081744.post-3038662312174557322008-07-24T07:54:00.000-05:002008-07-24T07:54:00.000-05:00BeeBee, Q needles were a special needle for knits....BeeBee, Q needles were a special needle for knits. Not sure what the difference is between them and a regular ballpoint. I tried a stretch needle though, and it was nothing compared to this.<BR/><BR/>I think they finally took Qiana off the market because it was so difficult to sew, even though everyone loved the fabric. It was just like liquid satin. My mother made me a dress of it when I was in high school and she tore her hair out over it. I think I have a piece yet, but am a little afraid to touch it.<BR/><BR/>The hand sewing goes a lot quicker than you think, but use a really fine needle. I'm using an 11 between or quilting.Lianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235950571276425579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10081744.post-69069212462351372302008-07-23T20:25:00.000-05:002008-07-23T20:25:00.000-05:00BeeBee,hang onto it. You can hand sew it in the c...BeeBee,hang onto it. You can hand sew it in the car when we drive to my aunt's house next month. <BR/><BR/>Liana, I do recall Qiana, and hate to admit that I made a lot of things out of it in the ?late 70s. It was very slick and the needle just did not want to grab. If I remember correctly, what I generally did was use a ball point needle (size based on thickness of fabric) and I often sewed seams multiple times to make sure all the stitches were covered. Meaning it skipped so much that I would sew perhaps three layers of seam, so that I figured the skipped stitches overlapped each other and held everything together. Clear as mud? Sorry. <BR/>It was extremely difficult, which is likely the reason why I'm now such a die hard on sewing only with natural fabrics. The polyesters of the 1970s nearly did me in! KACorgiHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570407072060958620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10081744.post-44370054506771235362008-07-23T18:32:00.000-05:002008-07-23T18:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for the update, Liana. What's a Q needle? ...Thanks for the update, Liana. What's a Q needle? I've got a bunch of old stuff, I may have one and don't know it. I'm still planning on turning my wadder into a fancy-shmacny tee-shirt thingy. But not if I have to hand sew it. That just doesn't happen at my house. The fabric REALLY does drape nicely, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com