I like C&C's, I have used it for years, in many colors. Recently tried YSL, but it kinked so badly that I went back to the Coats. I DO work with longer threads than recommended, tho, and that may have caused the kinking--but I don't experience it with my old stand by. Everyone develops their own favorites. Also, I love the smallest needle I can get, and still get the thread thru the eye.