Coats Thread???

[sewbeadit]

A lot of times the dealers are selling thread as well so have their bias'.

[Yooper32]

Point well taken..Do your own experiment, don't take someone else's opinion on threads or machines. They are all different with their own peculiarities and properties. Use what works for you.

[donnajean]

I have been using Coats & Clark for many many quilts with no issues. Took my 1996 Viking Rose in for service last year and he found no problems other than I wore down the screw that the Walking Foot arm attaches to. Of course, I don't know about the quality of the Coats & Clark thread sold now. All my thread is from the 90's. I don't think the quality of anything is as good as it used to be.

[Jo Anne B.]

The C&C did not work well with my Pfaff. Only needed to use the part of one spool to see it was not going to work. Love Aurifil!

[Mariposa]

I find that my machines do not like C & C. I prefer to use Signature, Aurifil, and CT.

[crafty pat]

I have used C&C all the years I have been sewing and never had a problem until the last couple of years. I have bought some large spools that have had the thread broken right in the middle of the spool and tied together with a big knot. Lucky I found it before it got to the needle and was able to stop before any damage was done.

[mjhaess]

Interesting...Let us know what you find out....

[Stitchnripper]

All of my machines run fine on Coats & Clark. I have a spool near me now that is about a year old I think. It says Coats on the side that says mercerized cotton and also says USA. The other side says Coats & Clark and the dye lot info. I agree that we all need to use what works best on our machines. I try to avoid blanket statements like "it is no good" - might be no good for some of us but it works fine for some of us too. Just my opinion.

[tuppermern]

I had always used C&C until a few years ago. I had done an outdoor craft show----and it rained something terrible. The table toppers that I had done got wet---and I didn't know it until later. The ones that I top stitched with black thread bled!! I pre-wash my fabric---and realized it was the thread that bled!! I won't buy it anymore.

[stitch678]

Except for my embroidery machine ( on which l use machine embroidery thread), l can use any thread l like on my computorizedJanomie 6500, my blind hemmer, my Bailey 15, and my daughter's little computorized Brother 6000i, and my old White Jeans machine. I've learned to set the tensions, and use the appropriate needles. I think that those who have machines with automatic tension control probably find them the most finicky .