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Coats and clark quilting thread is for hand quilting. has a wax coating and can cause problems with your machine. Vi

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Originally Posted by justflyingin (Post 6515417)

Thanks for posting this question. I like their conclusion:

" Choose thread based on the type of fiber, look, feel, and thickness and not by the printed weight size. Trust your eyes and fingers more than the label. You'll get better results and be much happier with your selection. Choose fine threads to blend and medium and heavier threads to show."

taken from http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...weight-system/

This seems about right to me. There would be no reason you COULDN'T use 30 weight to piece, except for all the bulk in the seams, and how that would throw off your 1/4". That's why a lot of us use a thinner piecing thread like Aurifil or Alex Anderson or John Flynn threads from Superior. I have found, too, that Connecting Threads thread is quite a bit heavier than I like for piecing, but I do use it for quilting.

Unless I am doing hand embroidery, this is what I want from thread: (1) color match or contrast depending on what I'm sewing; (2) no damage to the fabric, therefore no "invisible" thread; (3) hold the fabric together for as long as the sewn item is viable and (4) be something I can pay for.

Coats and Clark meets all my criteria. Blessings to all of you who have other criteria and mey the thread fairy keep your seams straight and strong. froggyinexas

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Originally Posted by FroggyinTexas (Post 6516115)

I'm with you froggyintexas

I think the far right..

I'm thinking it's the middle one.