Thread for piecing
#2
i use a cotton blind stitch thread from WAWAK.
https://www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-...ds/?sku=GCT1BE
it's nice and thin. Tex 21 (approximately 60 wt)
virtually lint free. reasonably priced.
a cone will last me for years.
https://www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-...ds/?sku=GCT1BE
it's nice and thin. Tex 21 (approximately 60 wt)
virtually lint free. reasonably priced.
a cone will last me for years.
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#4
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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i use a cotton blind stitch thread from WAWAK.
https://www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-...ds/?sku=GCT1BE
it's nice and thin. Tex 21 (approximately 60 wt)
virtually lint free. reasonably priced.
a cone will last me for years.
https://www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-...ds/?sku=GCT1BE
it's nice and thin. Tex 21 (approximately 60 wt)
virtually lint free. reasonably priced.
a cone will last me for years.
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I don't care about the brand. I like Egyptian Long Stable cotton 50 wt or higher for piecing. Lots of good brands to choose from like Superior, Aurifil, Cotton and Steel, and Sulky. The brand I have the most in large cones is Masterpiece by
Superior. Superior changed Masterpiece from 2 ply to 3 ply making it stronger. Aurifil is 2 ply.
I was told not to use glaze finish thread in my sewing machine.
Superior. Superior changed Masterpiece from 2 ply to 3 ply making it stronger. Aurifil is 2 ply.
I was told not to use glaze finish thread in my sewing machine.
Last edited by Onebyone; 02-24-2020 at 08:17 PM.
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,097
I use Guterman on the cone. The price is pretty good when you buy it that way. United Notions has had it back-ordered for a few months. I'm hoping we'll be able to get it again, in March. It's 50 wt, 3 strands.
If I could afford it, I'd use Mettler Silk finish all the time. It's also 50 wt, 3 strands, but it's been "gassed" to singe off the fuzzies -- like Aurifil.
If I could afford it, I'd use Mettler Silk finish all the time. It's also 50 wt, 3 strands, but it's been "gassed" to singe off the fuzzies -- like Aurifil.