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Permalink Reply by Anna Krutulska on March 3, 2013 at 8:48am

I hope my advice works and my bad english won't scare you :)

When I sew chiffon I always use normal polyester tread, and remember -- put the same colour in "upper" and "down" thread (oh my, I don't know how this is called... a bobbin?) - it'll show through fabric.

Take as thin needle as you can, but more importantly check if it' s sharp, as it's even more important than having a thin needle.

And one more trick thank saved my life with chiffon - when you sew or pin make it throught a newspaper, the thinner you got the better. It'll easily tear when you finish and your throat plate (is this how it's called?) won't pull out the the fabric.

Hope this help :) 

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Permalink Reply by Sully Liz on March 10, 2013 at 7:16pm

I agree with Anna about the thin paper, that might help. But have you checked your tension? Experiment with a few strips before sewing your garment. 

Regular thread should work, but I find that Gutterman's Silk thread is thinner than cottons and polys. I've never worked with another brand's silk thread to tell you if those are thinner.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle L on March 11, 2013 at 5:06am

I just use ordinary polyester thread but use a slightly longer stitch length, tissue paper under your stitching line stops any jams from the fine fabric into the feed dog, a new sharp needle is essential,,also allow the fabric to feed naturally into the machine hold flat but not taught. Good luck it's always daunting trying new fabrics

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