Buying thread online?????
#11
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I have ordered from both and love both of them! Don't know about the Bottom Line/So Fine but funny story--many long years ago when I first started quilting, I would faithfully iron my seams and they would fall apart! Back then I didn't know the difference between poly and cotton thread. I thought my iron was overheating and became afraid to use it so I cut off the cord so no one else would fish it out of the trash and use the "defective" iron!
#13
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#14
I have ordered from both and no problems. Great thread from Superior. My favorite online shop to order thread is:
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/specials.html
http://www.tristan.bc.ca/specials.html
#16
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For piecing, my absolute favorite is Aurifil 50wt 2-ply (top and bobbin). However, I also like Threadart's 60wt polyester bobbin thread for piecing (both top and bobbin) and it's a lot less expensive. I have tested this poly with an iron to make sure it doesn't melt, and it has not melted for me. Here's a link to it:
http://www.amazon.com/Bobbin-Thread-...dp/B0034W118Q/
With both of these threads my seams lie flatter and my piecing is therefore more accurate.
http://www.amazon.com/Bobbin-Thread-...dp/B0034W118Q/
With both of these threads my seams lie flatter and my piecing is therefore more accurate.
#18
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Location: Pacific NW
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Have never this problem. In fact, have never had ANY problem with Bottom Line. Recently had to use some Gutermann thread because I needed a bright teal, and I didn't have anything even close to the right color in Bottom Line. It was pure misery. I was so happy when that project was done and I could ditch that Gutermann.
#19
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I would say test the thread for yourself. That's what I did with an inexpensive Threadart polyester 60wt thread. I sewed on scrap fabric and then ironed it for much longer than I normally would (on my iron's hottest heat setting) and it was perfectly fine. This may not be true for all polyester threads, but it's simple enough to test.
#20
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Funny - hand appliqueing was how I first got turned onto Bottom Line. I was looking for silk thread, but it's expensive and you have to buy a whole spool - what if you need 10 or 12 different colors, but only a few yards in each color? Someone suggested Bottom Line for applique, I tried it, and it works beautifully for applique - it sinks right into the fabric and becomes invisible, just like the silk. So then I purchased one of those assorted donuts full of different colored bobbins, which is great, because now I have 118 yards each of 46 different colors. You know how much that would have cost if I had purchased silk?
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