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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 8000, member: 201"]Interesting. I don't know about mid-century embroidery, but do know that with machine embroidery today, the settings in the machine can determine how much of the surface thread gets pulled through to the back. Sometimes you see very little of it, and sometimes a lot more.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what you're saying, I guess they used the better thread in the top part of the machine, and the hemp or cotton in the bobbin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 8000, member: 201"]Interesting. I don't know about mid-century embroidery, but do know that with machine embroidery today, the settings in the machine can determine how much of the surface thread gets pulled through to the back. Sometimes you see very little of it, and sometimes a lot more. From what you're saying, I guess they used the better thread in the top part of the machine, and the hemp or cotton in the bobbin.[/QUOTE]
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