Help with Guterman thread
 

A friend gave me a cone of Guterman 60 Tera 60 100% polyester thread. It has 6000M on it. Can I use this for quilting. Not very knowledgeable about thread.

the 6000M on it is how much thread is on the cone- 6,000 meters. so there is plenty to quilt a number of quilts if you want to.

I use polyester for piecing and sometimes for FMQ

Lots of people use polyester thread, and it works just fine. Some are intent on cotton fabric and cotton thread only...I would not let that slow me down..use and enjoy!

The polyester thread will not shrink as much as cotton thread, so if you are looking for that old-timey puckered look after washing, you might not get the desired look. If you don't care, or you don't plan to wash the completed piece (maybe it is a wall hanging), it shouldn't matter. I have used Gutermann for all kinds of projects, preferring to save it for crafting projects (pin cushions, jewelry pouches, so on) and use the better mostly cotton threads for quilting.

If it matches your project use it, I use polyester all the time never had a problem, I actually like it better than cotton, not so much lint!

Shrinkage from thread as someone said? Shrinkage in cotton thread is not a desirable quality. The thread will break if it shrinks in your seams. Good quality cotton thread has low shrinkage as one of its qualities.

I get plenty of the shrinky dink effect in my quilts, even though I use polyester almost exclusively for piecing. If you want shrinkage, use cotton batting.

The Gutermann Tera 60 is Tex 60 thread. https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/v...ue&node=&type=

That is relatively thick thread. It probably wouldn't be my choice, but if you like it for piecing, you can use it. I typically use Tex 35 poly covered poly (Coats and Clarks, to be exact. I've used Coats and Clarks thread in quilts for 25 years). Polyester thread is excellent for piecing.

Oh, but for quilting? If it looks pretty, it is NO problem to quilt with. Make sure and use a big needle hole/size. You might want to go up to 90/14.

Note: In the Tex system, the higher the number, the higher the thickness of the thread. This is different from the "weight" system that is used to describe many threads available for quilters.

And yes, if lint is an issue, polyester should be the go-to thread!

I like poly the most for FMQ not so much for piecing.

Thank you all for info I have decided to piece with it for table runner and see how I like it. Thank you teresaA for extra info quite good know.