Mickey tie dye - what type of thread?

[virginiamama]

Two years ago I made Mickey tie dye shirts with great success. The biggest pain for me was pulling the sewn shape tightly without breaking the thread. I used a type of filament thread (like super thin fishing line). Lets just say there was lots of cursing involved! I have heard about waxed thread but have been unable to find any. I picked up some thinnner waxed dental floss, but I'm worried it's still too thick to sew with and I'm worried it will damage the fabric. I had one shirt out of 5 last time that ended up with a hole from the sewing and then tightening of the thread. Any ideas on what thread to use and exactly where I could find it in a store? I've been to Michaels and JoAnn's stores. TIA!

[jumoo044]

Hi! I made a Mickey tie-dye shirt, and I used dental floss. I just went and looked at it, and I did not see any holes, so I don't know. How thick was the needle you used? Maybe you could find a thinner needle, that the floss would still fit though. Good luck!

[misha]

I'm using waxed dental floss too - I think that was somewhere in the original thread. I'm hoping to dye them tomorrow afternoon so I can let you know how it works - right now I sewing away and praying I'll eventually stop sticking myself :laughing:
Oh they did say in that thread to be sure you get regular waxed thread and not the mint kind. Good luck!

[virginiamama]

I'm planning to prewash mine today and get started sewing tomorrow at baseball practice. How did yours turn out misha?

[misha]

Still haven't finished sewing yet - not my favorite thing to do and it's taking me FOREVER! At this point I'm hoping for a saturday am dye fest. Keep your fingers crossed for me - I can't cross mine too many bandaids:lmao:

Let me know if you get yours done first!

[sjlupin]

I initially used clear thread that I got at Joanns. I was having trouble with it because it was so slippery when I tried to gather it. I was afraid it hadn't gathered properly. So, I pulled out the 3 that I had already sewed and used waxed floss. It seemed to be much easier to work with. :wizard:

I have 5 sewn and ready to go ... hoping to have time Saturday for the tie dye party!! :banana: