by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

Here is a good guide for guessing how much thread to use for your project - especally for Free Standing Lace ........ more inside

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by mcsarge 11 Apr 2011

Thank you Shirlener for this info....very useful and yes, especially for FSL....Sometimes one small spool isn't enough for some pieces. Thx again

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by dilceia 11 Apr 2011

Good information, thanks Shirlene!

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by obaachan 11 Apr 2011

THANK YOU ! *4U
Jo

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by baydreamer 11 Apr 2011

thanks great to know, for a large project,
like blocks for a quilt.

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by quilter124 11 Apr 2011

thanks, Shirlene, this will help me with all my embroidery stuff...including FSL....

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by wishfulthinking 11 Apr 2011

Extremely useful information Shirlene. Many thanks
~x~

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by mi30kaja 11 Apr 2011

Thank You for this information Shirlene. I will keep it for future reference. Lyn

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by sboo 11 Apr 2011

Thank you for the information

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by cclark 27 Sep 2010

Great info! Thanks so much for sharing.
Charla

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 11 Apr 2011

U R welcome

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by claudenicolas 27 Sep 2010

Good idea to give this again

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 27 Sep 2010

Just recirculating after all these years. *4U

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by dlmds 27 Sep 2010

Thank you Shirlene for this helpful info. H&*

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 27 Sep 2010

Sally, you are welcome - it is a very old posting.

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by shirlener88 26 Sep 2010

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by noah 26 Jun 2010

Wow this is so cool as i have had so many break downs lately i am just now catching up on all the cute ideas .Thanks There Shirlene :):)Carolyn

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Sep 2010

You are welcome Carolyn.

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by suezz 25 Jun 2010

Thank you so much for this guide. It will really come in handy. Sue *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

You are welcome Sue.

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by sewmom 25 Jun 2010

Thank you. Looks very useful.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

I do hope so.

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by beatie58 25 Jun 2010

Shirlene! thank you for this wonderful information very useful Thanks

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

Sally, you are welcome.

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by moyed 25 Jun 2010

Shirlene, This is valuable information, thank you. I have sewwhatpro on my computer, it has a tab that shows how much thread is needed for the designs too.
Helen

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

Helen, what a great tool you have - that sounds wonderful.

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by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

I still use this guide - if I haven't stitched out that design before.

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tippi by tippi 25 Jun 2010

Thanks Shrilene. I just found this infomation. Will have to copy and file.

motownmarie by motownmarie 25 Jun 2010

This will come in so handy, Shirlene, thanks!

shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

You are welcome!

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by sandralochran 25 Jun 2010

Shirlene Thanks for that info

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

You are welcome - this is over two years old - Hehehe!

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by anne55 25 Jun 2010

Great information. Thanks so much!

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

Anne, you are welcome.

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by gramsbear 25 Jun 2010

Thanx Shirlene, I hadn't seen this before, si I really appreciate someone kind enough to bring it forward. Hugs, Judy

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

Judy, you are welcome - it is old - isn't it?

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by asterixsew Moderator 25 Jun 2010

Thanks for this, I see you posted a long time ago and there are postings from your mother

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

Acaroline, thank you - I will have to read them. Aaaaahhhhhh!

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by 1sewnsew 25 Jun 2010

great quide.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

Thank you dear. This is so old - don't know how you found it.

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by sueffb1 13 Jun 2008

Thank you so very much - you are a "fountain" of great information. I hope you do not mind I copied and put into a word doc. and filed it in my emb. file. Thanks again. sue *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Jun 2008

Thank you *4U2

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by sira 13 Jun 2008

Thank you Shirlener for this info ! Very handy when wondering some times if I have enough thread. I copied and will print it also. *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Jun 2008

Thank you *4U2

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by amarilloactor 13 Jun 2008

Thanks for the info Sheilener. Now I have an idea as to how much I need to start making FSL - ERic

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Jun 2008

Thank you Eric and I do hope you enjoy FSL, too! *4U2

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by minnieb 13 Jun 2008

Thanks great info your experance shows we are waiting for your next tip .now to put ink in printer so I can print this out

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Jun 2008

Thank you *4U2

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by mpo14011 13 Jun 2008

Thank you.Always wanted to know that.Friends have asked me hoe much thread I had used for a particular design and I never had a clue.I gave you a flower for that handy piece of info.

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mpo14011 by mpo14011 13 Jun 2008

That's how not hoe!

shirlener88 by shirlener88 17 Jun 2008

Thank you *4U2

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by claudenicolas 13 Jun 2008

I must print this, it is a very interessting information

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 13 Jun 2008

Oh - I am happy you felt it useful! *4U

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by colonies1 13 Jun 2008

Thanks that can come in handy knowint*4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 13 Jun 2008

Colonies, so glad for you! *4U2

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by gerryb 12 Jun 2008

Now when I need this info, I'll just enter "thread" and hopefully it will pop up! You KNOW I'd loose the paper if I wrote it down!

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by auntbaba 12 Jun 2008

Thanks Shirlene. That's great information. *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by lbrow 12 Jun 2008

Thank U Shirlener 4 this useful info *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

I thought you might like to see this again.

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by mops Moderator 11 Apr 2008

Thanks Shirlene. I missed this when you first posted it. Good info! Flower for you.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by anna25775 11 Apr 2008

oh gee thanks shirlene, I REALLY needed this!!! I had somehow missed it so big THANKS to loretta too for bringing it up again :) I want to finish my unfinished projects (including 2quilts) this month so I can then focus on a some fsl experiments cos I have too many that I want to try out :) I was wondering about this in bed last night before falling asleep, boy loretta must have read my mind! its getting kind of scary here lol. flowers for all

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by lorettag28 11 Apr 2008

I thought I read someone asking about thread info again, so I thought this needed to come back to the top. A flower for you!

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by wendymay60 16 Mar 2008

Thankyou for the very helpfull information Shirlener88. I have copied and saved it.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by ruthie 11 Mar 2008

For a moment there you had me really worried shirlene, I thought you'd worked all this out in your pretty little head, haha, so pleased to see you didn't! Thanks for the info, very useful, sweetie, hugs and flowers.

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by dkjack 11 Mar 2008

Thank you for sharing this valuable information. I copied and pasted into a word document. My tips files are growing as fast as my downloads because of what is shared on this site. *4U

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by nglover1 11 Mar 2008

Thank You shirlener, This is very helpful info. I had wondered about this before Thank You again Here is a flower for you.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by dlonnahawkins 11 Mar 2008

Thank you for that - I should have had it when making my last Easter basket. Probably won't be buying spools like that any more. Thanks for sharing this.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by lorettag28 11 Mar 2008

Oh Shirlene, thank you for this guide, I always wanted to know, how many stitches there were in our spools of thread. This is neat, I will put it by my threads. A flower for you and all.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

*4U

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by marjialexa Moderator 11 Mar 2008

Wow, great, Shirl, thanks!! Now I feel more confident about FSL, not thinking I'll not be able to finish a project because I don't have enough thread.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

marji, it takes time - look at the other FSL projects you have finished and know - when you get your thread - you will finish this project - as well. *4U And just so you know, I can see you are coming up on your 2000 flowers in the right column and I am going to help get your a bouquet of flowers, today! Hehehe!

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by elaine45 11 Mar 2008

Thank you for the info. You are a great help to us all.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

as you are as well.

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by sufferingsonje 11 Mar 2008

Thank you some much for making up this list. I appreciate it a lot. Have always wondered how to work it out. I was scared of starting something and running out of thread before it was finished. Flower for you.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

sonje, you are welcome - it was a list that I found online - I use it alot - *4&

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by nurselilly 11 Mar 2008

Thanx for the info i might come in handy * 4 u :)

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

It might! *4U

lynlaing by lynlaing 11 Apr 2008

Thank you for valuable info

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by shirlener88 11 Mar 2008

Guessing how much thread I need:

1 King Cone = 11,000 yds/10,058m* = 1,999,998 stitches**
1 King Cone = 10,000 yds/9,150m = 1,818,180 stitches
1 King Spool = 5,500 yds/5,000m = 1,000,000 stitches
1 King Spool = 3,250 yds/2,972m = 590,908 stitches
1 King Spool = 3,000 yds/2,740m = 545,454 stitches
1 King Spool = 2,500 yds/2,285m = 454,545 stitches
1 Mini-King Spool = 1,100 yds/1,000m = 200,000 stitches
1 Mini-King Spool = 1,000 yds/909m = 181,818 stitches
1 Mini-King Spool = 700 yds/694m = 127,272 stitches
1 Mini-King Spool = 500 yds/455m = 90,909 stitches
1 Mini-King Spool = 400 yds/364m = 72,727 stitches
1 Spool = 330 yds/300m = 60,000 stitches
1 Spool = 250 yds/227m = 45,455 stitches
1 Spool = 200 yds/182m = 36,363 stitches
1 Spool = 100 yds/91m = 18,182 stitches

*Based on .909m per 1yd
**Based on 181.818 stitches per yd

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jrob by jrob 11 Mar 2008

Good information, thank you for sharing ;)

lorettag28 by lorettag28 11 Apr 2008

Good info!

shirlener88 by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

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1sewnsew by 1sewnsew 25 Jun 2010

thanks

shirlener88 by shirlener88 25 Jun 2010

Y are so welcome!

shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Jun 2010

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joann1 by joann1 26 Jun 2010

thank you much hugs joann

shirlener88 by shirlener88 26 Sep 2010

You each are welcome.

dilceia by dilceia 11 Apr 2011

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