Coats threads
03-16-2011, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by annesthreads
I've never seem Coats threads in the UK till now, but one of my local department stores has started to stock them. I'd be interested to know what people think of them, ranges that are good or bad etc., for piecing, machine and hand quilting.
03-16-2011, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I use whatever Wal-mart has that I like that day. Most of the seem to say "all purpose/dual duty" on them. I also use super cheap cones of thread. Maybe I'm just not far enough along in the quilting process to understand why some threads are better than others, but for me as long as my machine will sew it and I get the look I want, I use it.
Ditto. I've used it since began sewing way back then. (don't ask) When I was hand quilting, I also used their quilting thread. I have no problems. Neither do my machines. Marge
03-16-2011, 03:37 PM
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Coats is NOT able to be used in my Pfaff. I have seen (not my machines), it KILL a machine (motherboard). You do better with other brands, even when you pay more (you don't have the high cost of machine repairs). I have uses for hand quilting and it was just fine, but at the price of repairs on my Pfaff I just don't want to push it. I have used Coats on my small machine (Wards special 28 years old & it still does THE BEST!!! button holes - my Pfaff SUCKS at all 8 button holes). Coats works in the NON computer machines.
03-16-2011, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by annesthreads
I've never seem Coats threads in the UK till now, but one of my local department stores has started to stock them. I'd be interested to know what people think of them, ranges that are good or bad etc., for piecing, machine and hand quilting.
03-16-2011, 04:07 PM
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I've used Coats and Clark for years as well. For many years, it was all one could buy!
I use the cotton covered poly for regular sewing; the craft and machine type for my machine quilting; and the 100% cotton for hand quilting. There are also diff. thicknesses for top stitching and for buttons. You have to read the label !! Of course now JoAnn's only sells the 100% poly...it's okay too.
There is only one color that I had problems with... and it's the perfect blending color called FAWN - a dull purple-ish, gray-ish, beige-ish...Anyway... it always
frayed esp. when hand sewing my appliques. DARN!!! I loved that color!!!!
I use the cotton covered poly for regular sewing; the craft and machine type for my machine quilting; and the 100% cotton for hand quilting. There are also diff. thicknesses for top stitching and for buttons. You have to read the label !! Of course now JoAnn's only sells the 100% poly...it's okay too.
There is only one color that I had problems with... and it's the perfect blending color called FAWN - a dull purple-ish, gray-ish, beige-ish...Anyway... it always
frayed esp. when hand sewing my appliques. DARN!!! I loved that color!!!!
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