everyone is talking about great thread. What great thread Let's have the name .
and where is can be purchased
carol :lol:
this site is the greatest

All the brand names of thread are good threads. Superior, Guttermann, Aurifil, Sulky, Fil Tec, YLI, Isacord, Mettler, Signature, Star, WonderFil, Robison Anton, Essential, and some have a bad rep like Coats and Clark. Why? I don't know but many seem to not like that brand. It works fine for me in my machine. That's the key, to find a thread your machine likes and that fits your budget.

BellaBoo is right. There are lots of different threads; try them and find the right one for your machine. I have a Viking and it sews best with Coats & Clark thread. It seems to skip stitches with other brands.

I have a Janome that is very happy with Guttermann or Mettler.

For piecing, I like Essential from Connecting Threads. I have a Bernina & a Singer & have no problems using it.

I always use Essential from Connecting Threads too and I have a Janome. Works great and doesn't leave a lot of fuzz in the machine. Great for the wallet too.

I really like the new C&C Dual Duty XP threads. The older C&C thread had a backwards twist and in some machines this twist would shred and break. But the new XP thread is a forward twist and runs thru most machines wonderful.

IMHO, no matter the price of the thread, if you find a thread that works for you keep using it!

I use Coats and Clark. I can not afford to pay $11.00 for a spool of thread from the LQS.

I've used Coats and Clarks for sewing for years, but this weekend I was stitching on my most recent D9P and the upper thread kept breaking.. about the 3rd time I started checking
the broken end only to find a little "knot" at each break..
looks like there was a "slub" in the thread that would not go through the needle eye. Very disappointed. Changed to a spool of Mettler and had no more problems.

Presencia thread is what I use for piecing...I really enjoy the absence of lent all over the top of my FW....and very, very little in the bobbin area could be attributed to this thread. However, I have had a problem with a knot in the thread...and it is a knot, not a slub...there was a quality control issue that has probably been addressed by now... and it was only the large spools. My FW didn't like it....can you imagine how my friend's high-end computerized machine felt about it?! Yes, two different spools...but they came from the same store so were likely the same production run...oh, they were the same color too. There's just no telling what the next strange thing is going to be, is there?

I love Essential Threads too. Very low lint factor. I also use Gutterman.

that is the key, your machine has to like it.

i use gutterman the most,in my janome, from joanns with a coupon..but i love all the others too!

I usually use Mettler. Quilt shop had Masterpiece by Alex Anderson on sale for $6.00 a spool. Really great thread.
Always use a good quality thread. Poor quality threads will leave a lot of lint in your machine. Machines are sometimes pickey and you may have to try a couple brands to see what brand yours likes. Don't buy a lot of any one brand until you find what you like and what works best in yout machine.

Loretta, you really need to look at the price per yard...you can get a 5000 yard cone from connecting threads for $8.00.(plus shipping)
I quit using coats and clark when they changed it,(dual duty) it is a smaller spool and raised the price. even with a coupon it is no bargain. dual duty is around $3.00 for 400 yards.
thier 1200 yard spool is almost 6 bucks.
gutterman can be costly also, but i use a coupon, and the spools are bigger. and the main reason is convience..if i run low and am quilting, i can just run up and get some from joanns.
If you have some quilters that can go in with you..and split shipping..it is even cheaper. Just a thought. Kim

I use just anything I have and I have several different kinds, even machine quilting thread in my Juki TL98QE, when the label comes off the end I really don't know what kind it is, all seems to work good. I've never used the high end threads.

Shame on me but I take a small amt of thread from the spool in the store...if it breaks easily, my quilt will fall apart. I'm talking about Coats and Clarks, even Mettler and Gutermann. That's all I can get in the town I live in. Needless to say I order a lot of thread. I have quite a collection now and just ordered more from Connecting Threads. Love their colors and prices. Now if it will work in my Janome.

Aurifil is the best thread one of the best threads on the market. Coats and Clark, the worst IMO. I have some Mettler and Gutterman and will use those when I must, but hugely prefer Aurifil. You can buy it very inexpensively at Tristan Threads and they will gladly ship to the U.S.