help? cheap thread??
02-18-2011, 01:14 AM
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i need to buy some more thread but hate having to buy it when its almost a dollar a spool... theres not much too it what on earth could make just plain old thread cost so much?? i just do not understand....does any one know were to buy really cheap thread??
02-18-2011, 03:52 AM
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If you're buying thread at "almost a dollar a spool," you've already found the place!
Of course, you don't say how large a spool. Try Connecting Threads; if you compare prices based on thread per foot, you might find that deal. Good luck!
update: I should have mentioned Atlantic Thread. They're good too!
Of course, you don't say how large a spool. Try Connecting Threads; if you compare prices based on thread per foot, you might find that deal. Good luck!
update: I should have mentioned Atlantic Thread. They're good too!
02-18-2011, 05:05 AM
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wow, you buy thread for $1 a spool...i have not seen anything like that in years...guess i should be complaining about my $7.95 thread i considered a good deal.
i have found just like fabrics, not all threads are equal...and the last spool of 'cheap' thread bought at joannes was GARBAGE! it broke every couple inches...to me it is not a deal if i have to throw most of it away...i did not save anything. that 'stuff' was not even good for hand basting...i bought that about 9 years ago and have not even looked at 'cheap' thread since. i buy my thread from 'CONNECTING THREADS' have many of their thread sets and am very very happy with all of the threads and now they are carrying a wonderful new machine quilting thread! i don't skimp on quality thread, figure if i'm going to spend all that money on quality fabrics they should be sewn together with quality thread.
i have found just like fabrics, not all threads are equal...and the last spool of 'cheap' thread bought at joannes was GARBAGE! it broke every couple inches...to me it is not a deal if i have to throw most of it away...i did not save anything. that 'stuff' was not even good for hand basting...i bought that about 9 years ago and have not even looked at 'cheap' thread since. i buy my thread from 'CONNECTING THREADS' have many of their thread sets and am very very happy with all of the threads and now they are carrying a wonderful new machine quilting thread! i don't skimp on quality thread, figure if i'm going to spend all that money on quality fabrics they should be sewn together with quality thread.
02-18-2011, 05:22 AM
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I buy mine at rummage sales when I can. I will find big bags of it for a dollar. Of course a few spools will be junk, but I use it for mending or gve to my little niece to practice with.
Do you have a JOAnns? You could sign up for their sales flyers and use the 50 percent off coupons.
Do you have a JOAnns? You could sign up for their sales flyers and use the 50 percent off coupons.
02-18-2011, 05:50 AM
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I LOVE Connecting thread's thread. And my machine really liks it too. I think that it is a good deal at 1200 yds for $2.49 and has a wide variety of colors to use for top stitching. Also it is nice quality cotton thread. I would be leary of $1 spool thread since it sounds too cheap quality. After all the work that you put into a quilt you want it to hold up!
02-18-2011, 05:53 AM
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The quality of the fabric, we all know, is important in our quilts. The quality of the thread used to hold it together should be just as,if not more, important! After all it is going to hold that fabric together for many years or not if a lesser quality thread is used.
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