tallchick

I piece with Aurifil and have never had any issues. I also have a few Aurifil cones for my long arm along with lots of other cotton threads, but I am transitioning my long arm threads to So-Fine, there is far less lint and my Innova loves it. Like most things in life, we all have our likes and dislikes and what works well for one may not work well for another.

Onebyone

Mara 120 is thinner than Mara 100. I bought the big cone at Wawak to try, and it is nice thread.
Mara 150 is now available. It's thin thread.

petthefabric

I use aurifil for piecing and quilting. It's cotton, no poly. It's 50 wt so a true 1/4 seam works. With 40 wt, a scant 1/4 inch seam is needed.
However, I've noticed that the direction the thread releases from the spool makes a difference in breaking and twisting. I use an auxiliary thread stand holder.

I like Bottom Line for hand sewing and applique. At 60 wt poly it moves through the cotton fabric easier.

mkc

That's the difference with cross-wound (like Aurifil cones and others where you see the thread wrapped sort of on the diagonal/criss-cross) and stack-wound, where the thread is wrapped more like a straight line around the diameter of the spool.

Mounting a cross-wound spool/mini cone on the wrong holder (cross-wound has to come off the top not the side) results in tangles/knots. Straight-wound thread needs to come off the side of the spool.

cashs_mom

I've always heard that but my FW's and 301 don't seem to care. I use Aurifil on the spool pin without a problem.

WesternWilson

When Aurifil hit the market, there wasn't really anything like it. Fine, all cotton (which was a big thing then) and low lint.

There are now several alternatives.

The one question I have is whether we should be considering poly or poly cotton thread to extend the lifetime of the quilts we make??

cashs_mom

Good question. I hadn't thought about using it for longevity. I've been considering piecing with poly just because I have a lot of Glide. But then I found some neutral colored Aurifil at my LQS on sale so I haven't tried the Glide yet.

Onebyone

I tried Sew Complete thread by Superior on my Featherweight. it's stacked wound on a regular spool so it fit on the spool pin. I had no thread issues at all and a very nice stitch.