Aurifil, where have you been all my life?
#22
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 290
After reading this post I went to their web site. The next time I am looking for thread I will be trying this one. They have many choices of thread types and colors available. Lots of vids to watch too. Well worth taking time to check out.
#23
Yup, Jan my Janome loves it and so does Sweetie, my sit down Sweet 16. If you do the math on how much you get on a spool it really is not that expensive, and the colors are so glorious! I tend to buy one at a time as I need a color, but those deals sound really tempting!
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,384
Aurifil is made in Italy. The Genziana Cotton Mako is the same thread. My online friend in Italy says Aurifil is made to sell to the US. She uses Genziana. LOL.
I buy both brands here: Check out the grab bags.
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/page1.html
I buy both brands here: Check out the grab bags.
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/page1.html
#26
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
Don't know what you are using it for but I use it for peicing, FMG, cross hatch and emb and have never had a problem with it breaking. I started using it for hand applique and then for piecing,its essential when you are doing the small blocks with lots of pieces like in civil war blocks. Once I started using it, my seems were accurate, what a difference 1 less ply makes in accuracy
#27
Aurifil is made in Italy. The Genziana Cotton Mako is the same thread. My online friend in Italy says Aurifil is made to sell to the US. She uses Genziana. LOL.
I buy both brands here: Check out the grab bags.
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/page1.html
I buy both brands here: Check out the grab bags.
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/page1.html
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 811
Don't know what you are using it for but I use it for peicing, FMG, cross hatch and emb and have never had a problem with it breaking. I started using it for hand applique and then for piecing,its essential when you are doing the small blocks with lots of pieces like in civil war blocks. Once I started using it, my seems were accurate, what a difference 1 less ply makes in accuracy
So, it's something I've noticed.
The 2-ply part is likely why, to me, it makes as beautiful a satin stitch as a 60-weight cotton. It can be broken about as easily. I'll bet it is wonderful for dense quilting. It wouldn't be my first choice for piecing, though.
Hugs,
charlotte
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