Anna O

The Coats and Clark cotton covered polyester is strong, but will break before it tears the fabric.

Pati- in Phx

There is lots of information in the "Education" section of the Superior Threads website. Over 100 pages and there are also some videos.
Yes Superior sells their thread, but most of the information pertains to any thread.

Great site for info.

Pati, in Phx

kwiltkrazy

I use the thread that looks good with the project I am working on. Usually don't buy 100% cotton because of the lint factor. But, if there is a color that I fall in love with, oh well, I will just be more diligent about cleaning. But, I really like using verigated(sp).

Pati- in Phx

The Superior site has a page on myths and such about threads. And this is one of them. <G>

For piecing my favorite thread is probably Aurifil. Very fine, almost no lint. There are usually two different size spools available, I buy the larger..... it seems expensive at about $10 but there is almost 1400 yards of thread on that spool. (the measurement on the spool end is in meters.....)
I also like Superior's Masterpiece, and Precensia thread. Mettler cotton, silk finish thread used to be really good, but it isn't as good now as it used to be (made in a different country. sigh) Mettler also makes Metrosene which is a polyester thread and several other kinds of thread.
Be sure to check the C&C when you buy it. Several months back the regular Dual Duty went from cotton wrapped polyester to polyester wrapped polyester. There has been enough outcry that there is now some of the cotton wrapped available under a slightly different name. (I don't usually use it so don't remember off hand.)

You are free to use whatever thread you want to use. However the more you understand about thread and what makes "good" thread the more differences you will see in the threads. <VBG>
Most brands have different types and "sizes" of threads, and many have specific uses. Knowing the difference between the types/sizes/uses will help you decide what to use where. Experience helps too.

Have fun,
Pati, in Phx

zz-pd

I use what ever I have. God bless. Penny

Debo

I use Connecting Threads on my machine but find it breaks easily when hand quilting. Finally decided to stick with Gutermann for my hand quilting.

Gal

I'm with Debo, Gutermann 100% cotton thread is what I
use for hand quilting and you can use it for machine quilting as well. Value for money thread, and it is nice to hand quilt with.
Gal

Honey

At first I was using whatever I had, but my maching kept acting up. I changed to gutterman thread and never had a problem after that.

mygirl66

My machine loves Gutterman Thread. No fuzz, very limited "thread dust" and Jo-Anns has their thread half off quite often.