EasyPeezy

I know there's been a few discussions here about dipping your thread
in mineral oil. I was a bit hesitant to do it. What if...etc.
Well, I got tired of thread breaking despite all the cleaning, changing
needle, etc. So I got my mineral oil and off I went.
About a month ago I dipped my first cone and the following day my
machine was just purring. Then I did the same thing last
night with another cone with same result. I'm in love.
From now on I won't hesitate to give my thread the oil treatment.
Total game changer.
FYI, I have a high end sewing machine and it's still working.

Here's a link to the video. Do it at your own risk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xRjSAbl_NU

peaceandjoy

Interesting. I've never heard of doing this, except with a thread conditioner. I don't even remember what that was called, it was clear and came in a bottle with a squeeze tip on it. Used for metallic threads, mainly.

It's hard to believe that the "lubricated" thread doesn't leave any oil - but I'd love to have less lint. I actually have 2 spools of Mettler thread that still have a wrapper on them, but was going to give away bc I find it linty. Now I feel like I need to give this a try!

WMUTeach

Never heard of this either. But perhaps I just don't get out enough. Hope some others on the QB chime in with their experiences. Sounds so easy, low cost and if it makes a difference in lint, then why not, but I will wait to heard from others who have tried this process.

LGJARN52

Never heard of this either...must have had my head in the sand again! Did she mention how long the thread spool has to dry before being able to use it? I would think overnight maybe. I'll pick up some mineral oil the next time I'm out and about and try it on some thread that I bought but didn't like the color once it got here.

Stitchnripper

I don't have thread breakage, but I am always intrigued by new things so am going to give this a try and see what happens.

Onebyone

I've been doing that for years when Sharon Schamber revealed she did all her thread even poly this way. What I do is have a shallow plastic bowl, pour mineral oil in it then put in the spool or cone of thread and let soak for awhile, turning it once or twice. Take it out and let drain on paper towels. It is not oily or messy when soaked in. if you don't want to soak the spool use mineral oil drops on the spool as needed.

Stitches23

When my thread in linty, I add sewing machine oil (mineral oil) to my thread, but I just use a dropper to add oil to the spool. It's worked rather well.

b.zang

I can understand how oil would make the thread less linty, but how does it affect breakage? Does oil actually make the thread stronger, or does thread break because it "catches" and the oil prevents that? My thread only ever breaks occasionally when I'm chain stitching and the machine is running without fabric between items.

ElaineCovid

I found this an interesting idea, and the video was helpful to see how she dipped the spools. Someone asked if it changes the colour of the thread and I didn't see an answer to that.
Also, as you use up the oiled portion of the spool, I imagine you would have to oil it again???

Onebyone

Sharon Schamber is considered one of the best quilters in the world by many so if she does it that is good enough for me.