Aurifil or King Tut for quilting thread?
12-21-2010, 01:29 PM
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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.
12-21-2010, 04:45 PM
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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.
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.
12-21-2010, 04:46 PM
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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.
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.
12-21-2010, 04:51 PM
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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.
http://www.sewezdesigns.com
Sue has a wonderful sale going on till the end of this year I think on Aurifil thread.
12-21-2010, 05:09 PM
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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.
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.
12-21-2010, 06:13 PM
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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!
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!
12-21-2010, 07:12 PM
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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!
12-21-2010, 07:23 PM
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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!
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.
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