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I have never bought a brand name thread for sewing and piecing and some FMQ and SID. I am looking at sales online and don't know what weight. 50? all cotton or what and what brand? Help please
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I use 50 wt for machine piecing and applique, 40 wt for hand piecing and machine quilting. I usually machine piece with Gutermann, but have tried Superior Threads Masterpiece, which I really liked. I tried Presencia 50 wt. for piecing, but it seemed unnecessarily thick to me (but very strong). I use Superior Threads King Tut for machine quilting. I've only used Aurifil so far for hand applique. All of the threads above are 100% cotton. It's a personal preference if you want to use cotton or poly. Lots of people rave about poly threads for machine quilting.
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If you want your quilting to stand out, use a heavier weight thread. If you'd rather have your quilting fade into the background and have the piecing stand out, use a finer weight thread.
The smaller the number, the bigger the thread. So a 40 weight thread will be fairly thick, and a 60 wt thread will be fine.
I prefer to use Superior's Bottom Line thread for piecing, it's 60 wt, but I do a lot of miniature quilts and quilts with lots of tiny pieces, and I like the accuracy that the thin thread gives me. When you're sewing blocks with 1/4" pieces, a thinner thread does make a difference.
The smaller the number, the bigger the thread. So a 40 weight thread will be fairly thick, and a 60 wt thread will be fine.
I prefer to use Superior's Bottom Line thread for piecing, it's 60 wt, but I do a lot of miniature quilts and quilts with lots of tiny pieces, and I like the accuracy that the thin thread gives me. When you're sewing blocks with 1/4" pieces, a thinner thread does make a difference.
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I have been using Aurifil 50 weight for piecing and really like how flat it makes my seams. Not all 50 weight is that fine. I also use it to quilt sometimes when i want the stitching to be fairly fine.
I also like superior threads for quilting and have tried both their cotton threads and polyester in different weights depending on the look that I want.
I also like superior threads for quilting and have tried both their cotton threads and polyester in different weights depending on the look that I want.
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I use Coats and Clark or Connecting Thread for piecing and quilting. I'm not picky and neither are my machines. That is a very good thing because I have lots of both. I don't plan on buying any more thread until I run out.
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I've become a big fan of Superior So Fine! #50 thread, for piecing and quilting. I believe Coats & Clark is #40, which is slightly thicker 'normal' weight. If you want your quilting stitches to show, #40 is a good choice. If you want the stitches to sink into the fabric more, go with either #50 or even #60.
Superior Threads has 'try me' samples, if you want to try various types/weights, without spending a fortune. They send you a random color but all of the samples I've received, have been pretty colors and usable.
Superior Threads has 'try me' samples, if you want to try various types/weights, without spending a fortune. They send you a random color but all of the samples I've received, have been pretty colors and usable.
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To me honestly I love superior both cotton and poly are high quality. It is my favorite brand but haven't tried presencia yet. King tut for FMQ they have different lines of poly. I know sew fine is used greatly for piecing, but I haven't tried that line just yet but it was recommended by some classes I am taking online. I still piece heavily with gutterman as well because superior is not easy to come by locally
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