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Old 07-29-2021, 01:17 AM
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Default Thread Weight

I was unfamiliar with thread weight, so I Googled it. I'm probably the only member here that didn't know what 60 weight meant in terms of quilting, but I thought I'd share what I found out. I mostly use coats & clark, but now I know to pay attention. It's 30 weight!
"The weight of a thread is actually a length measurement. Dividing the length of thread by a set weight derives the exact measurement of a thread weight. A thread is labeled 40 wt. when 40 kilometers of that thread weighs 1 kilogram."
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