Coats Thread???
#11
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: NY
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I found an interesting site http://www.coatsandclark200years.com/timeline.html. It appears that the parent company is Coats and Coats and Clark is a line of their products.
Coats and Clark described as an all purpose polyester thread. http://www.makeitcoats.com/en-us/exp...dir__sewing%7D
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: western arkansas
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Some time ago I e-mailed C&C and asked why we can't find the cotton wrapped polyester thread anymore. Every spool I pick up is 100% polyester. Reply was to be more specific. I asked again in reply to their reply. Never heard back from them. I don't purchase their product anymore because I don't like straight poly thread. I'm still using the supply I have for quilting and sewing. That's my experience with them.
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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People say it's terrible thread but I find it's just fine in all of my machines. It's more linty than Aurifil, but not any lintier than Connecting Threads. I don't buy it anymore just because it's not a good deal - I stocked up on CT thread for when I need colors to show, and use a giant cone of beige Presencia for piecing. I also got tired of using 2-3 spools of thread per quilt.
Funny, when I bought my Janome 6600 I was told that C&C is terrible and I should only use Robison-Anton thread. The machine came with a box full of cones of RA thread, including three jumbo cones. Problem is...the thread is not very good!! I've found knots in three different cones! When I look real close...it looks no better than C&C and sheds just as much lint if not more. I use that thread for "utility" sewing and am slooowly using it up. My machine is not a thread diva at all, I could probably pull strings out of my jeans and it'd sew with them...but knots in the thread is something NO machine can handle!
So I would say - take your dealer's thread recommendations with a grain of salt. Sometimes they really know what they're talking about, other times they're either just parroting what THEIR sales rep told them or trying to move product that they sell.
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tippy-top of a ridge in WV
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Point well taken..Do your own experiment, don't take someone else's opinion on threads or machines. They are all different with their own peculiarities and properties. Use what works for you.
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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I've used C&C for years and no problems. Had some breakage the other day but my fault for having the needle in backwards and I had my thread twisted. corrected everything then walked out of the room and shut the door for a better day.
I really like the C&C Star mercerized cotton thread (3 ply, 50 wt). I think they're readily available, not linty, well priced in a decent size, don't break or shred and both my Bernina and Viking like them just fine. I've had no problems with their 30 wt cotton machine quilting thread either. Both are from Egypt.
ETA: Some of the spools say Coats on one end and Coats & Clark on the other. Could be the case for the ones your DH got, too.
ETA: Some of the spools say Coats on one end and Coats & Clark on the other. Could be the case for the ones your DH got, too.
#20
I have been using Coats & Clark for many many quilts with no issues. Took my 1996 Viking Rose in for service last year and he found no problems other than I wore down the screw that the Walking Foot arm attaches to. Of course, I don't know about the quality of the Coats & Clark thread sold now. All my thread is from the 90's. I don't think the quality of anything is as good as it used to be.
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