Thread Manufacturers
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2020
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Thread Manufacturers
Does anyone know who manufactures Missouri Star Thread? I have several of their 50 wt cotton threads in my 'cart' ready to purchase. They are basically 1/2 price. I got to thinking maybe it wasn't that great of a thread...Has anyone used it & how does it compare to Aurifil? Thanks so much!
#4
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: North Idaho
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I am definitely not a thread snob, so I can't give any kind of detailed comparison. But I bought a spool of their thread on sale and my long arm did seem to like it (better than the cheap thread that kept breaking!). It did shed quite a bit, but nothing that can't be cleaned up. I have never used aurifil
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Ontario
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My experience has been mixed. I have received free spools with orders and found it ok for piecing but thicker than Aurifil. Aurifil is 2 strand (ply?) and I believe MSQC is 3 although both 50 weight. Because of the price I ordered a large cone of grey for piecing. The first one, no complaints but the second one I was having problems with skipped stitches ( last thing I tried when trouble shooting of course but as soon as thread was changed the problem was gone). I have been finishing it off by using it as bobbin thread only. Breakage about the same as Aurifil but much worse than other 50 wt cotton I have tried such as Mettler and Guterman. One of the free spools had multiple breaks......not from going through the machine, but rather separated on the bobbin.
bottom line is I now use Aurifil for all piecing and even FMQ if I can get a colour that works. My biggest complaint about Aurifil is a lot of shops don’t stock it, and those that do don’t have a great selection. I haven’t had much luck picking colours on line.
i am fairly new to quilting and have not tried a lot of the thread mfgs that others here use.
bottom line is I now use Aurifil for all piecing and even FMQ if I can get a colour that works. My biggest complaint about Aurifil is a lot of shops don’t stock it, and those that do don’t have a great selection. I haven’t had much luck picking colours on line.
i am fairly new to quilting and have not tried a lot of the thread mfgs that others here use.
#6
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
Posts: 2,480
My experience has been mixed. I have received free spools with orders and found it ok for piecing but thicker than Aurifil. Aurifil is 2 strand (ply?) and I believe MSQC is 3 although both 50 weight. Because of the price I ordered a large cone of grey for piecing. The first one, no complaints but the second one I was having problems with skipped stitches ( last thing I tried when trouble shooting of course but as soon as thread was changed the problem was gone). I have been finishing it off by using it as bobbin thread only. Breakage about the same as Aurifil but much worse than other 50 wt cotton I have tried such as Mettler and Guterman. One of the free spools had multiple breaks......not from going through the machine, but rather separated on the bobbin.
bottom line is I now use Aurifil for all piecing and even FMQ if I can get a colour that works. My biggest complaint about Aurifil is a lot of shops don’t stock it, and those that do don’t have a great selection. I haven’t had much luck picking colours on line.
i am fairly new to quilting and have not tried a lot of the thread mfgs that others here use.
bottom line is I now use Aurifil for all piecing and even FMQ if I can get a colour that works. My biggest complaint about Aurifil is a lot of shops don’t stock it, and those that do don’t have a great selection. I haven’t had much luck picking colours on line.
i am fairly new to quilting and have not tried a lot of the thread mfgs that others here use.
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#10
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,002
Art,
Did you happen to see this response by Patrice on piecing thread? What thread do you like for piecing?
It's not a 50 wt - she says it's close to 60 wt, but it's an awesome price if you're shopping for piecing thread.
I do love my Aurifil, though....
Did you happen to see this response by Patrice on piecing thread? What thread do you like for piecing?
It's not a 50 wt - she says it's close to 60 wt, but it's an awesome price if you're shopping for piecing thread.
I do love my Aurifil, though....