Kathy Dummer

Each company has theirs spaced at different lengths. You will have to look at each one and decide on what you want it to look like: spaced close together or further apart.

grann of 6

Check out createforless.com. They have lots of items, but the thread is great. You can select just cotton threads, the brand, then colors, etc. The prices are great. I get my cotton thread for my long arm machine there, much cheaper than other places. And you can sign up for e-mails of their specials. Shipping usually takes about a week, but free if you spend $100 (I think).

Jo Mama

I love King Tut by Superior. Superior has a webstie so you can order from them directly. Solid colors I order from Connecting Threads.

Jo Mama

Just checked them out - what a great site. I signed up for newsletter - yipee another place to spend money :shock:

brushandthimble

YLI and King Tut, sometimes Aurfil.

99% of my quilting (on HQ16) is with varigated thread.

NJ Quilter

The one and only time I've used it for hand quilting, it was 100% cotton and I got it at JoAnns. Very thick. Lovely, but I'll never use it again. Too hard to needle through.

mar32428

I bought a case of Sulky #30 variegated at the Sewing and Expo show about four years ago. The price was half what we are paying today and I always have the colors I need. I use it a lot.

kat13

I have alot of the sulky and some YLI, got it from http://www.discountembroiderysupply.com and they will send you a color chart, great prices.

sandpat

I usually buy mine online too. Love it!

Homemother

The color sometimes is subtle. When I used variegated blue on my quilt, one friend remarked about it wondering if they were seeing things and was the thread variegated. My pink/orange/red thread is not subtle at all. You can tell every color change. It looks beautiful on the quilt!

I purchased mine at my LQS and it is indeed cotton.