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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:07 PM
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    Where do you buy your varigated thread & is it cotton, a blend or something else???
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:13 PM
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    I get mine from JoAnn's or the LQS. I prefer the one from the LQS, but price dictates most of the time so it's JoAnn's with a coupon. Rayon or polyester, depending on the color I need.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:21 PM
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    If you have a Hancock's in your area, they also have varigated thread, too. If it isn't on sale, you can use a coupon for it there, also.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:22 PM
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    Coats & Clark makes a cotton brown, tan variegated that I love & use a lot & I buy that at Joann's with a coupon. I use rayons & poly's too where ever I can find the color combo I am looking for.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:22 PM
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    I bought an autumn gold-rust variegated thread at JoAnn's to stitch in the ditch on my husband's quilt. It worked very nicely. There were a lot of fall colors in that quilt, and it blended beautifully with the backing.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:27 PM
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    What I'm confused about with variegated thread because the changes between colors are so subtle, or so far apart, that I can't really see the effect. Am I looking at something wrong, or expecting too much?
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:27 PM
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    I got a bunch from Threadart when they had a sale.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:30 PM
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    I use King Tut from Superior Threads. I'm a true thread geek. I even belong to there thread of the month club!
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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    I usually order online but couldn't tell you the site or the kind of thread. All I know is my machine loves it. I have ordered King Tut from Superior Threads - expensive but wonderful thread. I have also ordered from Connecting thread, works fine - again, couldn't tell you what kind
    my suggestion to you is try different kinds to find what your machine likes.
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    Old 07-07-2011, 03:54 PM
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    YLI has some wonderful verigated threads- so does Sulky-
    there are some fabulous silk verigated - i think Atlanta thread company has a special going on for the silk threads-
    i buy my threads from:
    connecting threads
    Atlanta thread company
    Superior Threads
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