Apologies, but may i ask what type of thread you use to sew down patches? My embroidery thread keeps knotting on the inside of the jacket im working on.
no need to apologize! :D
i just use regular embroidery floss, i got a large variety pack of random floss a couple of birthdays ago. i do three strands at a time and then double thread the needle to get the nice thick lines. i find that double threading helped with it not getting knotted while i'm working, but to be honest i mostly started doing it because i'm always afraid of losing my thread and having to re-thread my needle when i'm not working with a double thread and i really hate threading my needle.
(get a needle threader if you don't already have one btw. they look like either a double-sided little hook or a round piece of plastic or aluminum with a loop of wire attached to it. you almost definitely have one if you have any kind of pre-made sewing or repair kit and it's so much easier to just stick the loop or hook through the eye and then pull your thread through with it than to thread your needle manually.)
it might be your technique that's the trouble, rather than your material. i looked up some tips to help w the issue of your floss tangling while you're working, so here's some stuff you might could try (and that i will have to try now lmao because i didn't know most of this)
don't work with a thread length longer than 12-15 inches at a time. i know it's tempting to get a big long piece of floss because knotting it off and then starting a new thread path can be annoying, but you're way more likely to tangle when you're working with longer strands. according to what i'm reading, 18 inches is the max floss length you should be using, and 12-15 inches is what most embroiderers recommend.
condition your floss with beeswax or another thread conditioner before you start sewing with it. this makes it pull through your fabric a lot smoother and helps with un-tangling if you end up with a tangle, and it also lessens the amount of static electricity that can contribute to tangles forming. with beeswax, you literally just take the floss your gonna work with and then run it over the block a couple times. you can buy beeswax containers with handy little cut-outs for the thread to be pulled through. (i did know this one from my old bookbinding hobby)
don't jump back and forth long distances across your fabric, it just makes more places where your thread can tangle. stitch in a consistent path and then knot it off and start a new path when you're ready to move on.
apparently it helps to "strip" the floss fully before threading your needle with it so that the strands are parallel with each other while you're stitching, rather than twisted together. embroidery floss comes with six strands twisted together; stripping it just means completely separating the strands before working. so, if you're gonna stitch with three strands of floss like i do, pull all three strands off individually, hold them parallel to each other, and then thread your needle with them.
as you work, periodically stop to let your needle and floss hang loose off your fabric so the floss can un-twist. the treads being twisted on each other contributes to tangles forming.
i hope any of this helps!!!
