Originally Posted by Prissnboot
I cheaped out at Joann's on a sale and bought about five spools of their $2 serger thread. Way more economical than Coats&Clark or the more expensive threads, and you get so much more on the spool. I use it for piecing with no problems whatsoever. I did forget tho and did some quilting with it, and there doesn't seem to be any problems in that area either.....hmmm....
Is there any reason I SHOULDN'T be using this kind of thread for these purposes over the long term of the quilt?
Serger thread is made up of shorter, two ply threads rather than the longer three ply threads of 'traditional' thread. It is not as strong as the traditional thread. I was just looking at a quilt a friend quilted for me in 2005 using serger thread and the thread fibers are starting to look a little frayed and I expect it will be breaking down before too much longer. It is a well used, well loved by human and dog, quilt.
HOWEVER, do you folks realize that serger thread is 'graded'?? At least the Maxi-Lock is. Look inside the bottom of the cone and you will see anything from AA, A, B or C. This tells you the 'quality' of the thread. Same as with fabrics being only as good at the greigh goods they are printed on.
Hope this helps!
Peggy
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