Aurifil or King Tut for quilting thread?
12-21-2010, 07:27 PM
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I ordered the King Tut color charts from Superior Threads, along with their So Fine! color charts. I hadn't thought of using variegated thread for hand quilting; what a great idea!
12-21-2010, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
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.
12-21-2010, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Boscobd
Yes - I use Aurifil for both top and bottom threads.
12-22-2010, 10:07 AM
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i like king tut, but i think superior is a better buy and just as good.
i buy it online and at shows. i never see tut on sale.
i also like valdani (sp?) when i can get it on sale from bayside quilting online. wonderful colors with a great sheen.
i buy it online and at shows. i never see tut on sale.
i also like valdani (sp?) when i can get it on sale from bayside quilting online. wonderful colors with a great sheen.
12-22-2010, 05:23 PM
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I use Aurfil 50 wt for all my piecing and as the bobbin thread when machine quilting. I use Robinson Anton on top and have had great results with my Janome 6600, Brother 1500Nouvelle and even with my FW---
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