Right thread for piecing

[beckyboo1]

How do you know what the best kind of thread/brand of thread is for machine piecing quilts?

[pocoellie]

I use Connecting Threads Essentials thread, the price and amount of thread is a great deal, it's a little linty but I just clean my bobbin case every 2 bobbins. For FMQ, I use Metro machine embroidery thread (http://www.metroemb.com/store/), I get the 5000 meters spools, they have excellent service and prices.

[Boston1954]

I have Connecting Threads, and Coats & Clark. I pretty much stay with those.

[Dolphyngyrl]

I use any thing quality, gutterman cotton, mettler, connecting threads, superior masterpiece and superior so fine. Lint to me doesn't matter if cotton, they all are linty, haven't met a non linty one yet. All are cotton except for the sew fine which is a poly made for piecing when quilting and I quite like it

[imsewnso]

I like a thread that is not linty and stay away from anything that is. I prefer threads from Superior Threads, but they are spendy.

[Mariposa]

I like using the Conn. Threads ones for piecing. Their poly for longarming is nice too.

[ManiacQuilter2]

I was told by my Bernina dealership back in the 90s to use Mettler Silk wrapped thread and I still do. I get very little lint off the thread and never have had thread breakage issue.

[ghostrider]

How do you know what the best kind of thread/brand of thread is for machine piecing quilts?

You try several and 'right' is the one you like best...until you find one you like better.
It's much like coffee, ice cream, and (sometimes) men.

[Onebyone]

The brand doesn't matter that much, it's the size. I use thin thread for piecing. No bigger then 50wt 2 ply and a thinner thread in the bobbin, no bigger then 60wt. If you use Connecting Threads cotton top and bottom the seam is thick. If I use a 50wt 3 ply for the top I use a 70 wt for the bobbin. Connecting Threads' Pro is 70wt, the Essential is 50wt 3 ply.
Remember the higher the wt. the thinner the size.

Mettler is not silk wrapped just silk finished.

There is a lot to learn about thread and the best place is at Superior thread website. Superior thread is very good thread.

[romanojg]

For piecing and if its on my regular machine and especially if it has lots of seams and finished size counts, I always use Aurifil. Love it and its low lint and strong, its two ply instead of 3 and really helped me get my small civil war blocks to come out accurate. If its on my serger then I use serger thread and never have to worry about filling a bobbin so that works out great. If I want to make sure a quilt holds up I use the rule of cotton fabric with cotton thread, over time it won't break down the fabric. I know some don't think this is true and that's ok, I was taught this from an expert who has been around along time and is award winning so I go by what she taught and don't discriminate anyone who uses other threads. To each his/her own I think