Machine appliqué thread - what's the best?
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Machine appliqué thread - what's the best?
What is the best thread for machine appliqué? Also what color seems to be the most invisible? I don't want to use the real invisible thread. I have been using a medium gray. It's ok but perhaps there are better colors and thinner thread.
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What stitch are you using? A matching thread disappears fairly well. Aurifil comes in lots of colors and is really thin. It comes on small spools so you don't have to spend a fortune to get enough matching colors.
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I use Aurifil in matching colors (small spools) for all of my machine appliqué. I was looking at an appliquéd quilt on my design wall. From across the room, you do not see the stitches. Actually, I wish you could see the stitches. I am so proud of how well I did the appliqué on this quilt. I am finally learning how to do machine appliqué!
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for machine applique I generally use either silk thread or aurifil- in the colors that match the applique's- or a good neutral- smoke, dark gray or brown on darker fabrics- light gray, cream or light green on lighter fabrics- depending on the colors- but generally I do match the colors as closely as I can- light browns work well on reds, browns, (warm colors) grays work well on blues, blacks (cool colors)
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I have used many different brands on machine applique and they all worked pretty well....I always match the colors as best I can. It takes longer to switch the thread, but it looks the nicest....IMHO
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