My local quilt store is discontinuing Mettler threads and stocking Aurafil in neutral colors and Supior Masterpiece in colors. Actually, I have never really thought about threads before, just went with whatever they had. I am used to Mettler silk finish threads and they seemed just fine. Aurafil and Superior seem to break easier and they are only 2 ply. What do you think?

Judy

For piecing I like neutral 100% cotton. Guttermann is what I'm using now only because I bought a lot on sale and it sews great. I also like the Sulky long staple cotton. I have found the Coats and Clark varigated thread is very good too. My next thread to try is the King Tut thread, everyone at my guild raves about it.

I, also, like the Gutterman, use only grey, beige and black on occasion.

Another vote for Gutterman, but will use whatever matches if I need a specific color, like for applique.

I have the King Tut and I like it got a selection of colors on ebay at a very good price had it in 4 days

I've always used coats and clark untill I got my embroidery machine. I usually use sulky in that, I did a quilt with #30 King Tut, it was very nice.
kathy

Someone told me that thread goes bad. Is that true?? I mean, I guess I can see over many many years it would maybe go brittle, but she made it out like you don't want to keep it over a year. Just wondering, Thanks!!

Thanks for the replies.

I found a site that sells thread cheaper than I can buy locally. It is still cheaper even after paying the $3 postage fee. I haven't tried it yet but will let you know when I do.

http://www.redrockthreads.com/superior-thread/?gclid=CLKMn72m_4wCFQ4bYAodWGLu6w[url]

I think I will try the King Tut threads for piecing. Even though it is 40 wt and 3 ply, it doesn't feel too thick to me.

Judy

Ya,

I just picked up a couple of King Tut's spools. I had planned on using them for quilting, not piecing. I'll letchall know what I think when I do. For piecing, I use Mettlier silky finish, I have done most of my quilting so far with Sulky. I do like the feel of 40 wt. for quilting, it gives a presence the lighter threads don't.

tim in san jose

My local quilt store discontinued Mettler silk finish thread so I can't buy it locally. The King Tut seems to be as strong as Mettler but feels a bit thinner. They seem to sew about the same. In my opinion, the 2 ply threads are not strong enough for piecing; they break fairly easy when I pull on them, except, I did like the YLI 2 ply threads for piecing but they discontinued that thread too. They only carry Aurifil in neutral colors and Superior Masterpiece in cream.

Judy