I'm not an award winning quilter for sure. I use transparent thread all the time for quilting. I particularly like it for "I spy" quilts, as I have so many different colors in the fabrics. I don't change my tension from regular thread. I use Gutermann's color #111. It seems to handle the same as regular poly thread. (I use vintage Singer sewing machines.)
My first experience with "transparent" thread was "Coats Transparent". I was just learning to quilt. I had found some of the nicest, most colorful Dresden Plate blocks I'd ever seen. They were not needle turned applique, but all hand sewn. I was afraid they would fall apart if ever washed, so I tried to zig-zag the edges with "transparent" thread. It was a disaster. So, I used Fray-Check on the edges. It, too, wasn't a great success. Those beautiful blocks ares still up in the top of the closet, waiting to be fixed in one way or another. All that to say, I wish I had known that not all thread is equal back then.
bkay
Last edited by bkay; 12-09-2023 at 05:04 PM.