Getting a better thread deal
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 15,913
I buy the Essential Pro 70wt on the cone from Connecting Threads. It is thin and strong. I use Superior thread because of the great variety. I don't understand matching thread to the fabric for piecing. I use either a dark or light thread, mostly I piece using red thread except when sewing white fabric.
#16
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: western arkansas
Posts: 2,078
I like Superior threads and buy when on sale. I think their sample cards are a great buy and allow you to choose your color with confidence. I frequently get together with friends to make an order and save on the shipping. I recently purchased a cone of cotton thread from CT but have not used it yet.
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tulsa, Ok
Posts: 4,582
I prefer Gutermann thread. It is less expensive to buy it in the 3,000 yard cones. I also use COnnecting Thread occasionally because I bought some because of their low prices, but it is thicker and lintier than Gutermann's---but they do have good prices! Personal preference I guess.
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 965
Hi Roseanne - don't know about others but I buy thread in every color and shade just to have it on hand. But that's the hoarder in me. A lot of people just buy what they need so I suppose it would be a guess about the right shade for your project. Like buying fabric online .... every monitor shows different.
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