Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • Aurifil or King Tut for quilting thread? >
  • Aurifil or King Tut for quilting thread?

  • Aurifil or King Tut for quilting thread?

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 12-21-2010, 01:11 PM
      #11  
    Banned
     
    Join Date: Jan 2007
    Location: Russellville AR
    Posts: 1,942
    Default

    King Tut and So Fine rock! Auriful tends to break on me, not a lot, but the other two almost never break. Of course the Aurifil I use is 50wt, so it is thinner than the King Tut.
    cjtinkle is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 01:29 PM
      #12  
    Super Member
     
    LucyInTheSky's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2009
    Location: Seattle
    Posts: 1,743
    Default

    I've used both and love them both. I prefer Aurifil since there's so much on a spool, but I got great results with both. No issues using either. My quilt teacher says not to use Aurifil since it's 2 ply so it blends in more, but I like the finer quilting lines than what's made with a 3 ply.
    LucyInTheSky is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 04:45 PM
      #13  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Mar 2010
    Location: Marengo, Iowa
    Posts: 802
    Default

    Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
    I like Aurifil and King Tut about the same - I think the King Tut has more frequent color changes, and sometimes that's a factor. The Auriful that I've bought is a little more matte than the Tut - but really, they're both wonderful, strong threads and look beautiful on the surface of the quilt.

    I like Bottom Line for bobbin thread, but I just bought generic bobbins pre-wound with a 70wt poly filament thread and that thread looks and acts exactly like Bottom Line in my machines and on the quilt. Really glossy and pretty and only $30 for a gross of bobbins. I quilted more heavily than I usually do and only used ten bobbins, so I think they have a lot more thre
    on them than I can wind on the machine. I think I usually go
    through 14-18 bobbins on a large quilt like this.
    I don't have a long-arm - I'm using a 1947 Singer 15-91 for quilting. Superior recommends a size 14 topstitching needle with a domestic machine, but I used that on my last quilt and I got a LOT of skipped stitches. (One of the fabrics was of a tight weave like a good sheeting, so that may have been a culprit, too.)

    But, I used a regular size 12 sharp needle on this one and if I have any skipped stitches on this quilt, I didn't notice them.



    Where do you buy your prewound bobbins? That seems so much cheaper than what I have been finding. Would like to know. Thanks. Marge L.
    Marge L. is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 04:46 PM
      #14  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Mar 2010
    Location: Marengo, Iowa
    Posts: 802
    Default

    Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
    I like Aurifil and King Tut about the same - I think the King Tut has more frequent color changes, and sometimes that's a factor. The Auriful that I've bought is a little more matte than the Tut - but really, they're both wonderful, strong threads and look beautiful on the surface of the quilt.

    I like Bottom Line for bobbin thread, but I just bought generic bobbins pre-wound with a 70wt poly filament thread and that thread looks and acts exactly like Bottom Line in my machines and on the quilt. Really glossy and pretty and only $30 for a gross of bobbins. I quilted more heavily than I usually do and only used ten bobbins, so I think they have a lot more thre
    on them than I can wind on the machine. I think I usually go
    through 14-18 bobbins on a large quilt like this.
    I don't have a long-arm - I'm using a 1947 Singer 15-91 for quilting. Superior recommends a size 14 topstitching needle with a domestic machine, but I used that on my last quilt and I got a LOT of skipped stitches. (One of the fabrics was of a tight weave like a good sheeting, so that may have been a culprit, too.)

    But, I used a regular size 12 sharp needle on this one and if I have any skipped stitches on this quilt, I didn't notice them.


    thepolyparrot--
    Where do you buy your prewound bobbins? That seems so much cheaper than what I have been finding. Would like to know. Thanks. Marge L.
    Marge L. is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 04:51 PM
      #15  
    Power Poster
     
    Annaquilts's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: SoCal
    Posts: 12,022
    Default

    I use Aurifil 50 wt all the time for both piecing and quilting. It is the only thread my Janome 6500 seems to really like. I have no thread breakage issues with this brand. I recently bought some from
    http://www.sewezdesigns.com
    Sue has a wonderful sale going on till the end of this year I think on Aurifil thread.
    Annaquilts is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 05:09 PM
      #16  
    Super Member
     
    thepolyparrot's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Nov 2010
    Location: Mars
    Posts: 2,549
    Default

    Originally Posted by Marge L.
    Where do you buy your prewound bobbins? That seems so much cheaper than what I have been finding. Would like to know. Thanks. Marge L.
    I got them from ThreadArt:
    http://www.threadart.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=4055

    When I ordered them, the summary said they were packed 108 to the box, but the box I got contained 144.
    thepolyparrot is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 06:13 PM
      #17  
    Power Poster
    Thread Starter
     
    Join Date: Dec 2008
    Location: Western Wisconsin
    Posts: 12,930
    Default

    Do all of you buy your Aurifil or King Tut locally? Or have you purchased color charts? My head is reeling from looking at colors online -- very confusing.

    I would buy the Aurifil that is on sale, for example, except I want 50 wt variegated and all I see are solid colors on the sale website. The chart she sells doesn't say whether there are both solid and variegated colors on the chart.

    Have also looked at the Red Rock and Superior Threads websites. With Red Rock at least I can hold up my quilt top to the screen to try to match the thread color. With Superior supposedly being such an expert thread site, I'm amazed that they post their online e-catalog sideways!
    Prism99 is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 07:12 PM
      #18  
    Senior Member
     
    Boscobd's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2010
    Location: Arizona
    Posts: 997
    Default

    I use Aurifil for both piecing and quilting. I buy large spools of the standard colors (tan, black, cream, red, blue, green) at my LQS. My DH bought me the entire collection of Aurifil (216 spools containing 220 yards of thread; 182 solid and 34 variegated) from The Pacific Rim Quilt Company for my birthday a couple of years ago and another one last year for Christmas (just in case I run out soon!). Now I never have an issue of finding a particular color to quilt with!
    Boscobd is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 07:23 PM
      #19  
    Power Poster
    Thread Starter
     
    Join Date: Dec 2008
    Location: Western Wisconsin
    Posts: 12,930
    Default

    Originally Posted by Boscobd
    I use Aurifil for both piecing and quilting. I buy large spools of the standard colors (tan, black, cream, red, blue, green) at my LQS. My DH bought me the entire collection of Aurifil (216 spools containing 220 yards of thread; 182 solid and 34 variegated) from The Pacific Rim Quilt Company for my birthday a couple of years ago and another one last year for Christmas (just in case I run out soon!). Now I never have an issue of finding a particular color to quilt with!
    Do you use Aurifil for both the top and bottom threads when quilting?

    It looks to me as if Aurifil 50wt is very similar to Superior Thread's Masterpiece thread, but Aurifil comes in many more colors and costs less per yard. I just ordered the color chart and a couple of spools of Aurifil from Sue's website. I like the idea of less lint with Aurifil.
    Prism99 is offline  
    Old 12-21-2010, 07:25 PM
      #20  
    Junior Member
     
    karenfae's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: north central Arkansas
    Posts: 100
    Default

    I love King Tut variegated - I am a hand quilter and it works great
    karenfae is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    Dolphyngyrl
    Main
    26
    04-22-2014 01:40 PM
    kathdavis
    Main
    12
    03-12-2012 08:41 AM
    Buzzy Bee
    Main
    22
    11-12-2011 09:56 AM
    IrishNY
    Main
    11
    07-27-2010 07:48 PM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter