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Marybrace,

I have used both silk finished cotton thread by gutermann and rayon embroidery thread. The rayon embroidery thread didn't hold up as well as the cotton did but it gave it a pretty sheen. That being said, if I do another one with embroidery I might try polyester embroidery thread as it will leave a sheen and should hold up better.

Hope this helps ... I've only done a couple.

Also, I have one of those 'hand quilted look' stitches where you use invisible thread in the top and embroidery or cotton thread on the back and while it looked pretty on the front, I didn't care for what it looked like on the bottom ... just my humble opinion. This was years ago and they may have made improvements since then.