Another that doesn't worry about thread content or manufacturers. At least not too much. Only sort of for my hand-quilting thread. And even then, color is usually more important to me. For piecing, I don't really give a fig what it is as long as it's close to the color I need. Even that's not too important depending on the fabric colors! Buy what you can afford. Take some notes if you think you'd like as to what you've used and how linty, etc. Trust me, you're not really going to remember when you next buy thread as to what your machine liked best, you like best, etc. Otherwise, just have fun.