Clover CL4880 White Curved Tailors Awl for Punching Holes

To pull up the bobbin thread when quilting. To save yourself a lot of heartache when you are free motion quilting or generally quilting on your domestic machine, it’s important that you bring the bobbin thread to the top of your work. This simple tip will eliminate the dreaded thread snarl on the back of your quilt. Place your quilt under the presser foot of your domestic machine and S-L-O-W-L-Y turn the wheel toward you by hand making your first stitch (Note: Always turn the wheel toward you, as turning it clockwise will cause your thread to jam). As your needle comes up from below, gently pull the top thread tail back to the top of your fabric and use your Curved Tailors Awl to grab and pull up the bobbin thread to the top of your work. Then, securing both top and bobbin threads, take a few stitches to secure everything… You are ready to quilt without worrying about cleaning up a thread mess on the backside of your quilt. We thread both of these back into our hand sewing needle to anchor and bury those tails at the end of our quilting.