Piecing Thread?
#21
CT Essential cotton thread is a little thick for me for piecing. I like it for decorative stitches and machine quilting. I have some of every brand and even some hand dyed from England. I love thread as much as fabric. I have baskets of thread sitting around my sewing room. Looking at a basket of thread puts me in a good mood.
#22
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: AZ and CT
Posts: 4,898
I used CT blue for the denim quilt I made for my grandson, and the lint was terrible. It wasn't from the denim, because I was using much washed old jeans, not new fabric. I much prefer Aurifil. I clean the bobbin area and behind where I can reach every time I change bobbins, but I wonder what's happening where I CAN'T reach!!! I'll take my machine to the dealer for a 'tune up' after the holidays. I'm curious to see how much lint he'll find.
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: somewhere in a cornfield,Maine
Posts: 201
Hi-
I was just wondering what kind of thread I should order for the new year? I have used Aurifil, but the stores around here no longer carry it. I see connecting threads has thread on sale, but I don't want tons of lint and build up. Looking for a nice overall thread I can purchase in a bunch of neutral colors.
Happy Holidays, JC
I was just wondering what kind of thread I should order for the new year? I have used Aurifil, but the stores around here no longer carry it. I see connecting threads has thread on sale, but I don't want tons of lint and build up. Looking for a nice overall thread I can purchase in a bunch of neutral colors.
Happy Holidays, JC
#25
I use Superior Bottom Line for all my piecing. Use it in the bobbin & as top thread. I buy it at Paducah & Houston at the quilt festivals on the 3,000 yd cones. LOVE IT!!! Really loads the bobbin & has no linty buildup in the bobbin race. I have even used it for straight line quilting on donation quilts. I get the cones in neutrals & buy smaller spools for the quilting. Give it a try - you can get it online. Merry Christmas!
#26
Absolutely Aurifil! It is thin but strong and doesn't take up any of your scant quarter inch. I have tried Connecting Threads cotton but still prefer the Aurifil because it is thinner. I use the 50 weight for piecing and 40 weight for quilting. I have also tried Superior, Mettler and Gutermann......but nothing compares to the Aurifil.
#27
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delmarva Peninsula
Posts: 1,151
Santa bought me 3 large spools of Superior thread, and my 875Q loves it!! They are in the variegated beige, greys and tans. Am piecing a UFO and I am hooked on the variegated thread in this scrappy quilt. You have got to try the varigated colors. I am a convert.
#28
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
I noticed that Jhittle has schmetz needles for much cheaper than what you can buy in the stores.
#30
I love Superior's Bottom Line and So Fine because there is no lint and bobbins will hold so much more thread. Buy the cones to save money and wind a bunch of bobbins at one sitting. You'll never go back to heavier weight threads once you get used to these.
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