As you can see, everyone has their favorites. It's a process you will go through and finally decide. I've been through YLI, Gutermann, Coats and Clark. I want a 100% Cotton. As I progressed through all of these, I discovered I wanted my stitches to show a little more so I'm now hand quilting with Valdani Hand - Overdyed 24 wt(US) 35wt (Euro). It's a bit thicker and gives me more definition and comes in all sorts of colors. This thread is a bit difficult to find. I get mine from this seller on Ebay. ..fjell781
I've also used even thicker thread to get the look I want. I've used Sulky Blendables No. 12 or even embroidery thread. The small wall hanging below was done in Valdani
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