you can try, also, quilting supply stores usually sell a gadget that you can use to wax your thread. (quilt wax block) that looks like
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6jggvhJGak8/T ... G_4653.JPGThat one is full of beeswax, but mine is clear and i assume synthetic, and i bought it at a mainstream sewing big-box store, so i assume they're available in non-beeswax as well.