The quilts that I've made using the cotton-covered Coats & Clark Dual Duty threads are still going strong - after many years and many washings!
Maybe it's because I bought the Coats & Clark threads at someplace other than WalMart?
(I am very sure that any C&C thread purchased at WalMart is equal to any C&C thread purchased elsewhere - just in case someone might think that C&C thread sold by WalMart is inferior to the C&C thread sold at JoAnn's)
When I did have threads 'pop' - it was because the tensions on the machine had gotten way off. When one thread is laying totally on the surface, there is no 'give' in that thread - so any stress -especially on/in a seam sewn on the bias - that will cause breakage.
After I noticed that issue - I did the seams over after I got the tensions adjusted properly.
A thread that is almost 'floating' is quite easy to pull out.
Last edited by bearisgray; 05-31-2013 at 01:30 PM.