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Old 01-12-2014, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mimigirl
ok, here we go: the bobbins you should get is 15 class bobbins, 14 size needles, and most important is the thread you use; Guterman, it is a little expensive but I have not found it cheaper.
I wouldn't recommend Gutermann thread. I suppose if the only choices I have were that or dollar store thread, I would pick it, but it's linty, lumpy and it's expensive. More expensive by far than Aurifil.

I suspect there are a few reasons that Singer may have recommended it:
  • It's a recognizable name.
  • It's easily available. Walmart carries it.
  • They don't know any better about the quality. It seems it used to be better than it is now. Same thing with Mettler. I have old spools here that are lovely, and new stuff that looks like a furry stuffed animal.
From previously in the thread:

Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane
That might have been my blog: http://www.archaicarcane.com/common-...ost-of-thread/

The fact is that Gutermann and Mettler are some of the most expensive threads you can buy, and not the highest quality.
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