Originally Posted by
DresiArnaz
I started using serger thread cones so I wouldn't go broke just buying thread. 3K yards for $2.50 can't be beat. I used well over 3K yards in the quilt I just made so I need cheap thread!
Serger thread is not weaker, it is thinner. It is two ply instead of three ply, so takes less room in your seams. I've been using it for years. Fons and Porter had a segment in which they answered questions. They said serger thread will be just fine.
You can buy cheap serger thread, too
Missouri Star had a daily deal last week of an 800 meter spool of thread. (That's 876 yards.) It is Gutermann thread, but is cross-wound. Does that mean I have to set into a coffee cup?
By the way, I would not set an ordinary cone into a coffee cup. Every time the thread wants to come off the bottom, it would get stuck, and mess with the tension. I use a thread stand. Maybe I should use that for my spool of Gutermann also.