Coats is pretty cheap thread but my machine does fine with it. I use it for piecing and higher quality for machine quilting.

I have not had any problems with it.

I've always used CC threads. The only trouble I've ever had was when I tried the machine quilting thread; it kept breaking. I switched back to the dual duty for machine quilting and had no problem. Holds up just fine. My grandkids' quilts have been washed dozens of times and they're still holding up.

I use there thread for quilting and there embroidery thread for machine embrodery. Sometime you can get it at JoAnn's for 50% off

I use it all the time and don't have any problems with it!

C & C just makes too much lint for my machine.

Used to be alright for a lower-end product. Now they have changed how they make the stuff and it's awful--thick and wirey---I wont use it.

I've never had any issues with it at all. I also use Connecting Thread's thread.

I had a friend who worked at Hancocks and she said they had many complaints about Coats and Clarks thread after it's place of manufacture was changed (Was it to Mexico? hmm, can't temember). I have never had any problems with it myself.
Contrary to popular belief, it does not hurt your quilt to use cotton wrapped poly thread. Some quilters will tell you that poly cuts your cotton fabric. it does not. The fabric may wear out before the thread is all.

I machine quilt with the Pfaff Grand Quilter - tried all sorts of threads - they all seemed to break when I have half way through a row of quilting - someone told me to try Coates and now its the only thread I buy for quilting - the cotton thread - no breaks, no lint, lovely stitches. I use it in the bobbin as well....

IMHO I would never purchase this brand. Far too much lint from the threads, tensile strength is poor, and you can just get much better quality from Connecting Threads and they ship all over.

What do you mean by slub or slubby? Thanks

Ditto. I've used it since began sewing way back then. (don't ask) When I was hand quilting, I also used their quilting thread. I have no problems. Neither do my machines. Marge

Coats is NOT able to be used in my Pfaff. I have seen (not my machines), it KILL a machine (motherboard). You do better with other brands, even when you pay more (you don't have the high cost of machine repairs). I have uses for hand quilting and it was just fine, but at the price of repairs on my Pfaff I just don't want to push it. I have used Coats on my small machine (Wards special 28 years old & it still does THE BEST!!! button holes - my Pfaff SUCKS at all 8 button holes). Coats works in the NON computer machines.

Too linty and lumpy to suit me. I prefer Gutermann.

I have used C&C Dual Duty for years and have no problems and use their hand quilting thread as well.

I've used Coats and Clark for years as well. For many years, it was all one could buy!
I use the cotton covered poly for regular sewing; the craft and machine type for my machine quilting; and the 100% cotton for hand quilting. There are also diff. thicknesses for top stitching and for buttons. You have to read the label !! Of course now JoAnn's only sells the 100% poly...it's okay too.

There is only one color that I had problems with... and it's the perfect blending color called FAWN - a dull purple-ish, gray-ish, beige-ish...Anyway... it always
frayed esp. when hand sewing my appliques. DARN!!! I loved that color!!!!

Same here.

No problems with Coats and Clark, DD, or any other type. apparently none of my machines are thread snobs!!!

I use coats and clark with no problems and I also use gutermann which is my favorite.

i have used coats and clark thread for many years and have never had a problem , i few times i have dome FMQ with it and my machine has no problem with it

Me too!

me too. and I have used coats for 45 or more years. but lately, it's been bad and I won't be buying anymore

I always use Coats, Star and Threadart thread, with no problem at all.

For garment sewing I've used Coats & Clarks for over 50 years with no problems. Not experienced enough with quilts to comment. I sew on Berninas without problems until lately. The current C&C dual duty threads are made in Mexico and are "polyester covered polyester." I first noticed it didn't have the sheen like the cotton covered polyester, and it's stiffer and doesn't look nice on the fabric. Recent problems are that the spool sometimes jumps and the thread will be wrapped around the spool holder, sometimes breaking, and I've had to unthread and turn the spool upside down. I think I want to switch to another brand but I sew for charity and lately the institution I sew for gave me about a dozen spools of C&C so I guess I'm stuck with it for awhile, unless Hancock's would let me exchange it for Gutterman. I have bought vintage thread on eBay but it's getting scarce.

I was told when I bought my Bernina that I shouldn't use C&C because it is too linty.

The thread I recently bought at JoAnn's was 100% cotton, it was labeled with just "Coats" no Clark and was in a separate area from the Dual Duty threads- it was next to Gunterman's I think. Is Coats the same as C&C or is it a different company?

C&C has many different types of thread. Some are not to be used on a sewing machine. If the store does not have the chart posted what each spool number contains then you don't know what you are buying. The 100% cotton machine quilting thread on the large no show spool is thick thread, not for piecing at all. Hand quilting thread is not to be used on any machine, the glaze will build up on the tension disc. The thread on the small spools are different then the thread on the larger spools. Way to confusing for one thread display rack.

I have used Coats for years. Now that I have a new machine I am using Superior thread. Boy what a great thread. Coats is very linty, and clogs my machie. It just depends on you and your machine. I think you just need to try it and see if you and your machine like it.

The reason thread is linty is because it does contain cotton. The threads that are not linty are polyester. I can see this on my LA machine, as I have to clean out the throat every time I change a bobbin with the cotton thread, no matter what brand it is. I do not have the lint buildup with the poly thread. I can do an entire quilt before i clean out the throat area and there is not much to have to clean.

I switched to higher quality, Coats has 'dumbed-down' their quality so they can compete at Wal-Mart.

If you look at the numbered ends of the spool, you will see that what Wal-Mart carries is a different number than the quilt shops (like me) carry. A few years ago I had a customer bring in a spool of grey quilting thread, Star 1200 yd spool. She said she had purchased it at my shop. Luckily it still had the end pieces with numbers on it and I compared the numbers and told her that she had not purchased the spool from me but has possibly got it at Wal-Mart. The look on her face told me that is exactly where she had purchased it. She then bought a spool from me and never had the problems encountered with the Wal-Mart spool.

When the spool jumps it's usually because one end of the spool has a little slit in the edge to put the thread into when not sewing to keep it from unravelling. Look to make sure you have the slit away from where the thread comes off, put it on the bottom of the spindle or away from where the thread is coming off from. The thread gets caught on that slit and causes problems Hope you understand this.

Good Luck

Suzy

Try Silk Thread for applique, number 242 -#100 is a taupe and blends with all colors. It is very strong. Just be sure to tie a knot after you thread your needle, this will keep the thread from coming out of the needle.

Forgot to tell you that is YLI Silk Thread.

I do use Coats & Clark for piecing. I have to use other thread for my quilting machine, because C&C won't hold up to the speed.

My mom used to always say "don't buy that cheap thread, buy good quality C&C" and it was more expensive than other brands way back when. Well about 10 years ago I bought a huge box of threads at a garage sale and it was a mix of the 'expensive' C&C and the 'cheap' threads as my mother called them. Today, I'm still using all of those threads in every machine that I have including my LA. I have had NO PROBLEMS!

C&C are not all the same. If you look at each spool you will see them marked T2, T4, T6 etc. Each is a different weight of thread, the store should have a little chart to tell you how it relates in thickness to other brands. I find that many people do not understand the sizing on the needles that they purchase and are often using thread that is too thick for their particular needle (and often fabric) which is for sure going to cause shredding and lint. I also find that the lint factor is more of an issue of what kind of fabric you are sewing (fabrics are not all the same either). As long as you match your needles, threads and fabrics to the proper size I find that most any thread will act as it is intended. I think with all of the expensive threads that are available today it's pretty much like my mom saying "don't buy that cheap thread". C&C works just fine as long as I match my fabric and thread to the proper needle. The other thing that I find a lot is that people just don't change their needles often enough. That causes further stress on the thread as it is being dragged through the fabric rather than being inserted. If you can HEAR your needle going through the fabric, it's too dull in most cases. JMHO.

If C&C was really as bad as some say it is then it would be out of business years ago.

There's always a market for inexpensive items. Quality is subjective.

This was interesting - thanks for sharing it with us.