Thread Dilemma
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Thread Dilemma
I bought about 50 spools of thread from the estate of one of our quilting group. It is Mettler, mercerised cotton, silk finish. As she was a great quilter I never gave it a thought and now it seems there is a question of whether the thread is any good/strong enough to use. If you twist it around your fingers it is not hard to break. I asked two of the experienced quilters in our group. One said No. The other said Yes and broke a piece of the Aurifil that she was using. My most immediate problem is that I have One spool of the right colour to match the backing of a throw that I am trying to get finished. Someone has also told me that as it is "silk finish" it is meant for hand sewing and will not work in the machine. I bought this to use in my machine. I am frustrated. Can you help? How can I tell if it O.K.? Is there a difference in what I can use for quilting rather than for piecing? Thanks everyone.
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Info from the Mettler site about this thread https://www.amann-mettler.com/en/pro...ish-cotton-50/ Mettler recommends it for sewing and quilting.
Some people are thread snobs and would never use thread older than a few years old. I have used thread that I purchased 25- 30 years ago and have had no problems. The one time that I did have a problem was with some old serger thread. Only one spool out of the four of the same age kept breaking. At first I thought something was wrong with the serger. I changed the thread and the serger worked just fine. I'd test some on some scraps.
Some people are thread snobs and would never use thread older than a few years old. I have used thread that I purchased 25- 30 years ago and have had no problems. The one time that I did have a problem was with some old serger thread. Only one spool out of the four of the same age kept breaking. At first I thought something was wrong with the serger. I changed the thread and the serger worked just fine. I'd test some on some scraps.
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Metler Silk-finish is my favorite thread for piecing. It's been "gassed" like Aurifil, which means that the tiny fibers have been singed off to make it a smoother thread. It's 50 wt, so is perfect for piecing.
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