Originally Posted by
PaperPrincess
Hmmm, and does your DSM dealer also sell Aurifil? I agree that it is a wonderful thread, but I'm very skeptical when someone says you can only use one specific brand. Some individual machines are fussy. I would buy a single small spool of various threads from different manufacturers to see what you AND your machine like best.
For piecing, I use 60 wt Presencia
What she said! I also use Presencia, it's stronger than Aurifil. (but more expensive too)
Aurifil is great thread though, it's my second favorite (after Precensia) for when I need thin thread. When I want thicker thread (like when I want quilting to show) I use Connecting Threads cotton thread. Aurifili sn't cheap, but shop around for deals. Fabric.com has pretty good prices on it.
Definitely try a variety though, and see what you like. My dealer told me to only use "good quality thread like Robison-Anton" (which they sell) when I bought my machine and she gave me a ton of it with my machine...and I hate it. Well, maybe not "hate" but I've come across knots in two different spools and I think it's
way too thick and linty for the price. My machine is not at all fussy, I could probably pull random strings out of my clothes and it would sew with them, *I* am the fussy one!