Hi hand quilters,
Has anyone used this? If so, did you like it? I saw it at a LQS and later at Joann's. One of the greens is a perfect match for a project I have in mind for the fall but wasn't sure if anyone else had used it.
When I checked it for the color match, it seemed thinner than the Coat's and Clark thread I used years ago. Less stiff, as well.
Thanks in advance,
lots2do

LOVE Gutterman's thread. It is so much better than C&C. You should give it a try.

I can't give you an answer pertaining to this particular thread, but I have been told that you can use about any thread for hand quilting. I am presently using a Presencia thread that I got at a LQS. It was the right color for what I wanted. It is not stiff like regular hand quilting thread but it is working. I have even used a gold metallic thread, but don't recommend it because it was really bad about tangling. It was really pretty, but a pain in the you know what.

It's all I will use. It's sturdy and doesn't tangle too bad. C&C strips and then breaks. I won't use that any more.

Works great for me.

I love it for handquilting, its very easy to work with, better than coats/clark!

This is great to know. There are such pretty colors. Now, I just have to hurry up and piece the quilt I want to use it with!
Thanks again.
:)

It is a fabulous thread. They make it with the sort of waxed feel (stiffer) for handquilting and then without the sort of wax coating for machine quilting. Course my all out favorite is King Tut.

I have tried alot of different thread, I only buy Gutterman now, you wont be disapointed!

thanks for the tips

I too love this thread. It's just wonderful

I only use this tread. For my applique, I also run the thread through some Thread Heaven. LOVE IT.

I use it for machine embroidery and gen sewing. It is good.

I love Gutterman also! Watch for sales at Joanns, they have it on sale for 50% off quite often. I usually buy my thread stash during the sale.

Great to know. Thank you for your opinions!

I love YLI quilting thread for hand quilting.

Love Gutterman's. I get more of it every time Joann's has a sale on it. It's great thread. My machine service man told me to look on the spool and make sure it says "Made in Germany" not "Made in Mexico." He says there IS a difference and the Germany one is the better of the two.
I can't say because I've never had the one from Mexico. 8-)

I will have to watch for this!! I love Gutterman's thread.
I use only this brand for piecing and also use the Hand Quilting thread.
You have me curious about the Made in Mexico.. Any idea what stores sell that product vs. the Made in Germany product?

I use mostly Gutterman's thread. It is the one I feel more comfortable hand quilting or machine piecing with.
Colleen

Gutterman is now being made in Mexico and you are correct it is not as good. I've gone back to Mettler.

Gutterman is now being made in Mexico and you are correct it is not as good. I've gone back to Mettler for hand quilting, it is also what I use for machine applique.

I use Gutterman's thread all the time and love it. It's strong and durable and easy to work with.

This is definitely my preferred thread for hand quilting. I have tried several others, but always come back to this one. I am gradually building up a collection of Masterpiece for piecing, but still trying to find the perfect machine quilting thread.

I've also switched from Gutermann to Metler and Metrosene because of the decline in quality when Gutermann's moved thread manufacturing to Mexico for the US market. It's rumored the move was made to accomodate JoAnn's as they wanted to stock it but needed lower pricing. Of course, when prices are lowered, something has to be sacrificed. I began noticing marked difference in excessive lint buildup.

There is no excuse for inferior quality if a product is made elsewhere. Gutterman will only lose sales if this is true. So far I only have Made in Germany so cannot comment on the Mexican product.

I use Gutterman for all my general sewing and love it. I also use their silk thread for my applique work and it i great. I don't hand quilt so don't know about it but I would trust it.

He just said that he's noticed more lint build up with the machines of quilters who buy the made in Mexico one. I do know that he has a real thing about lint in machines. I try hard to go by what he tells me because he's been servicing the sewing machines of my guild buddies for over 25 years now. And I've never heard a complaint about him.

Love Gutermanns, it is the best you can buy. I hate C&C. You get what you pay for. If you pull out a strand of C&C you will find it lumpy and fuzzy. Gutermanns is smooth and sews like a dream.

I always use Gutterman or Metrosene if at all possible. I have grown disenchanted with Clarks and Coats over the years.

I use Connecting Threads thread for machine piecing. Very little lint. It comes in large enough spools that I can piece a double sized top with only 2 spools. Plus the cost is terrific. I use YLI for hand quilting. The coats and clarks shreds/splits and breaks. I will give the Metrosene a try and maybe the Gutterman if it's german- made.
Cheryl

Love Gutterman's Thread both for hand quilting and in my machine. My Machine is pickie about it threrad and purfers this Qutterman's

I LOVE this thread. Doesn"t knot or tangle.

YLI is my favourite too!

I love Gutterman's for hand quilting and I also buy it when on sale-I tend to use more white/beige than colors, so I load up when it is on sale. I also found (strange, but true) living in the tropics (very high humidity) I got mould on my C&C hand quilting thread but strangely, not on the Gutterman's! It is a little more expensive, but worth it.

I've been using Gutterman for piecing and hand quilting. For machine quilting I use King Tut.

When I took my maching to the shop recently, I was told I shouldn't use Coats & Clark because it makes too much lint. She said this as she pulled gobs & gobs of lint out of my machine. Got to change my thinking about thread.

Gutterman Thread is great. It is all I use and just love the hand quilting thread. Tried CC but really didn't like it. Thread on sale Aug 20 at Joann's. Time to stock up

You can clean the lint out yourself.
It's true that C&C makes a lot of lint usually, but just lately it seems that they've changed something and there's less lint than there ever was before. In only the newest spools that is.
I don't often use it, but I had an awful lot of it on hand from before I started using Guttermann's, so on occasion I try to use it up. I use my oldest machine and clean out the lint with each use. It's really easy to do depending on the machine of course.
Not using it, or tossing it out, is such a waste of money. (The C&C)
8-)

But I have found thread to get old and brittle, especially cotton. I had a neighbor that was complaining about her thread breaking all the time. I suggested she change the needle, which didn't help. Then I discovered her thread was on the old wooden spools with a 39cent price tag on it. She bought new thread and problem solved. I use the old spools ffor decorative purposes only.

Oh I know. But I'm not talking about old thread here. My C&C was bought only in the last few years. I was introduced to Guttermann's a couple of years ago. Some of my C&C is the blended thread. I'd hate to just get rid of that. So, as I said, I use it in my old (35 years) Kenmore which was used to handling any kind of thread you stuffed into it, without a complaint. ;) Then, after the project is finished, I clean all the lint out of it, oil it, and it's ready for the next one.

8-)