I just started embroidery this year. I bought a Brother PE 770 and they recommended Robison Anton thread. I was fortunate to come across a dealer who had bought out another dealer and was selling it for $1.00/ 1100 cone. I splurged and bought about 150 cones of the poly. My problem is that everything is in Madeira Rayon colors and most of them don't match up with Robison Anton. So I just eyeball the colors and pick what I think will look OK. This has worked so far.