Originally Posted by quiltlin
some say if you use polyester thread it will cut through your fabric, eventually. But I feel by the time it does that I'll be long gone and the quilt will probably be in tatters anyway. I too love the thread from Connecting Threads and I also use Star thread.
The Superior site has a page on myths and such about threads. And this is one of them. <G>
For piecing my favorite thread is probably Aurifil. Very fine, almost no lint. There are usually two different size spools available, I buy the larger..... it seems expensive at about $10 but there is almost 1400 yards of thread on that spool. (the measurement on the spool end is in meters.....)
I also like Superior's Masterpiece, and Precensia thread. Mettler cotton, silk finish thread used to be really good, but it isn't as good now as it used to be (made in a different country. sigh) Mettler also makes Metrosene which is a polyester thread and several other kinds of thread.
Be sure to check the C&C when you buy it. Several months back the regular Dual Duty went from cotton wrapped polyester to polyester wrapped polyester. There has been enough outcry that there is now some of the cotton wrapped available under a slightly different name. (I don't usually use it so don't remember off hand.)
You are free to use whatever thread you want to use. However the more you understand about thread and what makes "good" thread the more differences you will see in the threads. <VBG>
Most brands have different types and "sizes" of threads, and many have specific uses. Knowing the difference between the types/sizes/uses will help you decide what to use where. Experience helps too.
Have fun,
Pati, in Phx