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Clip those jump threads!
By Serena Nabeta | February 28, 2008
What are jump threads? Jump threads are the threads that allow the machine to travel from one part of the design to another without actually having to take stitches in the fabric. The machine will stitch one part of a color and then move to another area, creating a strand of thread that can be trimmed.
It’s best to trim the jump threads on top of the design after each color change. Clip the thread at the base of the design, getting as close as you can. If you wait until the design is finished, other stitches will cover the jump threads making them hard to remove. At times it does not hurt for the stitches to cover up a jump thread, but there are times, such as white thread stitching over a blue jump thread, that the jump thread underneath will show through the design stitches.
It’s not necessary to clip the jump threads underneath the design at every thread color change, just on the top. You can clip the jump threads underneath the design after the design is complete.
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