Originally Posted by
nanna-up-north
I've heard about the quilt police..... but thread snobs??? Okay, there are some very expensive threads (that can also be bad from time to time) but to bad mouth C&C thread??? It was the go-to thread for so many years.... and I still use lots of it without a problem. I use all kinds of threads and find that if they are cotton, my machines like it....... if they are poly, my machines revolt! They don't read the labels.... they just sew.
I grew up using C&C but that was when it was made in the US. It was smooth and quality thread. If you have old thread (really old, made in US), pull a few inches out and compare it to the newer thread. The new stuff is fuzzier and just not as nice. I still use it sometimes when the color is a great match, but I do prefer the smoother, higher quality threads. They don't leave as junk in my machines. Note that high cost do not always equal high quality. Look at the thread before you buy.
Pam