Where Do You Start When Buying From Superior Threads?
 

I've made the decision to not but Coats & Clark anymore because the thread kept breaking. I know a lot of people on here buy from Superior Threads. But when I looked at the website it seemed like there was so much! Where do I strart? I just want basic colors to have available.

Are you looking at piecing or quilting? Read as much as you can on that web site - maybe that will help you decide what you want to get. I belonged to their "University" for a while - they sent projects and appropriate thread to use.

This would be both piecing and quilting.

I bought a 4 pack set of Master Piece #50 in neutrals. It is for piecing or quilting and it works great.

I'm new to their site, but in a book I read on FMQ quilting, the author said she used Bottom Line and So Fine...so i ordered that. I haven't used it yet, though. Actually I'm trying out different products as I am quilting. I've been experimenting with all kinds of batting to see which one I like the best.

I use Master Piece, for piecing and quilting (FMQ on home machine). Love it

I have used masterpiece for piecing and for quilting but the last 2 times I quilted I used So Fine (in top and bobbin) and I had never had such success with quilting. The stitches just turned out beautiful. I used it with Warm and Natural. So that thread will for sure be my "go to" thread for quilting. I quilt on my sewing machine not a long arm.

Thanks Kim. I'll be ordering some of that to try.
Kirsten

Piecing is easy. Get good quality (non fuzzing cotton) neutral color thread because no one is gonna see it anyway. I use a lot of off white or black, depending on the color base of the quilt top.
For quilting, I look at the colors I have as the primary colors of my top. I'll choose a variegated thread in the color family I am using and let the design flow or if I want to hide the stitches, choose as close to a color as the base, only a bit darker. It hides it well.

tim in san jose

at Superior Threads they have (down-loadable) charts explaining all the different threads, what they are best used for, what needles to use with which threads- start there- read about the threads-then pick up a few spools that meet your needs & try them out- everyone has their own favorties- as you will too- i believe they do have some (sampler) packs so you can try out a few different threads without a huge investment or risk of buying something you don't like and being stuck with alot of it.