Hand quilting thread
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
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Have not used either of those. I, too, use Americana from Joanns as well as Gutterman and Coates & Clark. C&C probably my least favorite. These are the ones local to me and I'm a touchy feely kinda gal who likes to check actual color vs what my monitor says on any given day.
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Virginia
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YLI hand quilting thread (40 wt) is my preference. It doesn't tangle and pulls through the fabric easily. Haven't tried Essential or any 50 wt thread for quilting. You may need to do denser quilting with 50 wt. to avoid a lot of stress on the thread.
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: NE California - no where near the Bay Area!
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This is what I use also. I really like it and the cost is great. I'm getting frustrated with all threads knotting though. I've learned to apply thread conditioner to all threads I'm hand sewing with, but the knotting is so frustrating.
#6
YLI doesn't knot(well - unless I cut it too long, but then that's "operator error") because it's a glazed cotton. When I can get a 400 yrd spool for $4, or a 1200 yd spool for $8, that's much cheaper than Gutterman.
#10
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Location: NY
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I have used the CT thread for hand sewing my binding and it knots like crazy, even with waxing and cutting short lengths. If it acts like that for binding, I would not recommend using it for hand quilting. It is fine for machine piecing and machine quilting.
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