I was told their holding house is stocked with Aurifil name on the thread and once it's gone, it's gone. The Tre Stelle cotton thread is taking the place of Aurifil. The distributors of Aurifil for America is still having the name of Aurifil on the thread.? It was confusing but hey great prices and they are right there where it's made. I bought a lot of the grab bags for thread painting.