Mettler Thread
 

This seems to be the only olace I can post at this tome. I know it should be in main. Where is the best place to buy mettler thread. Just bought a baggie of thread at yard sale. There was a partial spool of Mettler in there. Just tried it & now I'm hooked so want to buy more

for hand quilting or for machine piecing/quilting?

Have you tried Aurifil? I used Mettler silk finish cotton thread until I tried Aurifil 50wt 2-ply. *Much* prefer the Aurifil! A lot less lint, plus more fits on the bobbin so less bobbin-changing required.

Edit: Not sure about the best place to buy, but I have used http://www.redrockthreads.com for discount thread purchases. They carry both Mettler and Aurifil.

Sorry, I should say I want it for piecing. What happened to my post, I did not make those typos.

Thank you for posting this link.

The man who cleans my sewing machine (Viking) says he recommends Mettler despite the lint. He says just clean it often. Anyway, I buy mine at my local quilt shop, but sometimes if I want a lot of one color, I get it from www.joann.com.

Superior Threads, Atlanta Thread Company, Connecting Threads, Fabric.com, Keepsake quilting, Nancy's notions, Clotildes are all places where you can find a variety of threads- including mettler- among many more- many lqs', joannes...the list goes on & on...

According to the internet, Joann's sells Mettler thread.

My local quilt shop does not carry Mettler -- she carries Gutterman -- but will order me a box (5 spools) from her distributor (Checker Dist). I always buy it by the box -- heaven forbid, I should run out!!! At the start of any spool of thread, I fill every empty bobbin I can find!

Superior Threads does not carry Aurifil or Mettler
I use Aurifil 50wt cotton for machine piecing with Superior Threads' Bottom Line in the bobbin*
I use Mettler 60wt cotton embroidery thread for hand piecing.
* I buy their pre-wound bobbins (superBobs). The thread is so thin it doesn't matter what colour you use. I once pieced a twin top with 1 bobbin.

Fanny's Fabrics used to sell it, but Fabricland only carries Gutterman. I have not checked out local Vancouver Island shops lately for it. It was all I bought when I started sewing, mostly from my local indy fabric store.

I get mine at Hancock's

True4uca

Hi, I am not sure where on Vancouver Island you live, but I was in Snip and Stitch in Nanaimo yesterday and they have Mettler thread. When I saw it I remembered your post and had to let you know.

I LOVE Mettler. I buy it at LQS.

Tothill,
Thank you. I live near that store, but usually go to the one by Costco. LOL. Leaving for AZ soon, will check it out in the spring. Anyone know why I just had to login 3 times before I could post.

Joanns has it?! Good to know!

I have a spool of mettler I am ready to throw away. I was trying to use it to hand piece my GFG, there are so many slubs/slugs it's awful. I hear people say how much they like it, I must have got a dud.