The "old" Coats & Clark Dual Duty Thread
09-20-2019, 05:37 PM
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Don't know if it i a myth, but I have used Coats and Clarks in my Singers for at least 40 years and my Brother since buying it about 13 years ago and have never had a "build up". I do my own machine maintence.
09-20-2019, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PiedPiper
How interesting that you brought this up. I just took my sewing machine in for a service, and the lady at the shop checked the spool of thread I had on it (just all-purpose thread). Then she very seriously warned me never to use dual duty thread because it has a wax on it that builds up in the workings of the machine and affects how it works. I have never heard that before, and have never had a problem with dual duty thread. Has anyone else heard about this wax coating? Or is it another "myth"?
09-21-2019, 05:22 AM
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My friend had a pillow case which was falling apart so she asked me if I could fix it. After I examined it, I came to the conclusion that the pillow case was made with blend fabric which must have been sewn with cotton thread. The thread just wore out, but the fabric was fine. I re-sewed the pillow case and it was fine.
09-21-2019, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by fruitloop
Dual Duty was made for one reason, to save the manufacturer money. Short staple cotton pieces are cheap but very weak so it was wrapped in poly. It sews fine in many machines. But it is very overpriced for what it is.
charlotte
09-21-2019, 12:10 PM
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That is about all I use and have never had a problem with the clothing or quilts I have made. My 401A was bought in 1958 and that is all I have used on it and she still sews like a dream. I use it on my Brother and no problem.
09-22-2019, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by PiedPiper
How interesting that you brought this up. I just took my sewing machine in for a service, and the lady at the shop checked the spool of thread I had on it (just all-purpose thread). Then she very seriously warned me never to use dual duty thread because it has a wax on it that builds up in the workings of the machine and affects how it works. I have never heard that before, and have never had a problem with dual duty thread. Has anyone else heard about this wax coating? Or is it another "myth"?
09-22-2019, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
No store or shop carries Coats and Clark thread, not even Walmart here. So I don't use it. It use to be the only thread available anywhere. The newer machines that have internal threading need little or no lint thread. Open threading it really makes no difference as the air carries away much of the lint.
09-22-2019, 06:31 AM
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Does Coats & Clark make the Star quilting thread? I used the Star to piece and quilt my first project because that's what Beverly's carried, but it was really linty. I had no idea how much thread I would need, so I bought way too many spools of a soft yellow. The quilt is still going strong. Curious as to what Star is like now.
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charlotte
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