Serger Thread
06-16-2011, 04:59 PM
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I was given 2 huge Rubbermaid totes of serger thread that my old UPS lady had (her mom died and she knew I sewed) and that's how I learned. I keep the cones in a coffee mug (since the cones are too big to sit on top of the machine) and it works perfectly.
06-16-2011, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jdiane318
I have Janome machines and they have not been picky about thread. I use a 14 needle most of the time and have had no issues at all. When I look at what a 250 yard spool costs, $4 and then the yardage on a cone is 3,000, that is 12 spools of thread. I will gladly by the 99¢-$2.99 cost for a cone of thread compared to $48 for 12 spools.
I use lighter/thinner needles for regular piecing.
06-17-2011, 03:57 AM
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Serger thread is not the same ply as ordinary thread it is too weak to be really successful as a quilting thread. That is unless you use strong specialty thread in your serger. You can use ordinary thread in the serger with no problem, but unwise to do it the other way around if you want your project to last.
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