What is your favorite thread to use? and what weight? name of thread

for piecing by machine
quilting by machine

piecing by hand
quilting by hand

& where is a good place to buy thread?

Thanks everyone!

Craftybear

I have about every brand of thread. All the good brands are alike as far as quality. I like Connecting Threads Essential threads, Robison-Anton, Aurifil, Superior, YLI, Sulky, Fil-Tec, Guttermann, InvisiFil, Star, Supreme, and Coats and Clark variegated. I use cotton, poly, rayon, and nylon. For hand quilting I like YLI hand quilting thread, for applique I like YLI silk.

What ever I have on hand!

I use sulky cotton 30 wt.

Aurifil

I have been trying to learn all the differances when it come to threads and it can be so confusing. I was at Joanns the other day & had full intentions of buying thread and I ended up so confused I didn't get anything.

I have a serger so therefore I have quite a bit of serger thread. Lately I have been using that.

What is YLI???
Thanks!

I'll be watching this thread to learn about threads. LOL.
As someone who is new to the sewing craft, the only difference that I can tell between threads is how linty they are. I've been using my JoAnn coupons to stock up on their Guttermann 50wt cotton thread, I think it is my favorite for piecing, and I don't see much lint using it. For quilting, I've been using Sulky invisible thread and like it.

Guttermann