Welcome from Norfolk Va, formally from around Elkins WV. I will hopefully be going there the end of Aug for the Barbour Co Fair. Good luck, some of the threads aren't really clear. I tried asking at Joann's one time and none of them knew either. Most of the time I use Aurifil for sewing/piecing. I've also gotten some of the thread from Connecting thread and it works really well. I use cotton for quilting or sewing and polyester or rayon for embroidery.