Raffia is a warm, muted tone. On linen, cotton and anything undyed your seam lies almost invisible in it. The cone holds 2500 m — with four threads running at once, an amount that lasts a while. Colour code 1161. The cone is sold singly.
For a seam in your fabric colour, take coloured needle threads and neutral looper threads. Its twist is softer than a sewing thread's — which makes a neatened edge kinder against skin. A large cone survives several projects before it runs out. Change needles regularly; blunt points drag at a soft thread.
What Trojalock Overlockgarn Bast is suitable for
- rolled hems on light fabrics
- coverstitch seams on cuffs
- seams on children's clothes washed often
Sewing tips
- Für den Vierfadenstich vier Spulen, für den Dreifadenstich drei.
- Nadelfäden in der Stoffarbe, Greiferfäden ruhig neutral — das spart beim Farbwechsel Zeit.
- Die Fadenspannung etwas geringer wählen als beim Nähgarn, das Garn ist weicher.
- Erst einen Probestreifen auf demselben Stoff nähen und dann nachstellen.
- Spulen stehend und vor Licht geschützt lagern; ein Netz verhindert das Abwickeln.
Available in more colours in the Trojalock Overlockgarn series.
Frequently asked questions
How many cones do I need?
Four at once for the common four-thread stitch, three for the three-thread stitch. A seam in one colour throughout therefore needs several cones of that tone rather than one.
What is a cone net for?
It sits over the cone and brakes the thread slightly. At speed that stops several layers coming loose at once and the thread catching under the cone.
What is the colour code for?
It is the identity of this colour. With overlock thread you restock often, since four threads run at once — the code makes you hit the same tone reliably.
Does it suit rolled hems?
Yes, particularly. On a rolled hem the looper thread lies visible along the edge, so here the colour decides the look rather than just the function.
