Thread...do you prefer 100% cotton, or polyester?
#82
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 776
Originally Posted by SuperiorThreads
Originally Posted by Landers
I have been taught in every class I have taken to use only cotton thread for quilting.
http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...dition-or-myth
:thumbup:
#83
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 776
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Originally Posted by Maureen
well, that was an education. Is this cotton thread better than Coats and Clarks?
Not affiliated with Superior Threads, just a VERY happy customer AND I do have my PhD in Threadology from Dr. Bob!
#85
Power Poster
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,131
I started using 100% cotton thread preferring to use Mettler silk wrapped thread. When I purchased my first Bernina, that is what I was told was best to use on my sewing machine. I was taught that Polyester thread is very abrasive to cotton fabric and may cause the fabric to wear out much sooner that normal. GOOD LUCK !!!
#87
I’m Alex Veronelli from the board of Aurifil and reading this thread I can’t do without clear some inaccuracies I saw.
First that the website listed http://www.tristan.bc.ca/index.html is located in Canada and not in Italy and owned by an out-of-date Aurifil's Distributor, they are just correctly selling off the stock of colors left on their shelves .... but their disposal stock prices are not of course our MSRP ( Manufacturer's suggested retail price).
Than that Aurifil is a manufacturer of threads since 1983 and we do not have any business relationship with the competitor appointed : Cucirini Tre Stelle, our cotton production is made 100 % in Italy in Aurifil's Departments, you could also enjoy our Open Doors production on my youtube channel starting with the spools making http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwM6z39JRs , than could be really interesting to learn how we dye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPM8GLE39U and twist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6Fnofbsog quilting threads if you did not had the opportunity to see before.
Last , if you ever would like deepen more about Aurifil http://www.aurifil.com & http://www.facebook.com/aurifil.quilt.thread
First that the website listed http://www.tristan.bc.ca/index.html is located in Canada and not in Italy and owned by an out-of-date Aurifil's Distributor, they are just correctly selling off the stock of colors left on their shelves .... but their disposal stock prices are not of course our MSRP ( Manufacturer's suggested retail price).
Than that Aurifil is a manufacturer of threads since 1983 and we do not have any business relationship with the competitor appointed : Cucirini Tre Stelle, our cotton production is made 100 % in Italy in Aurifil's Departments, you could also enjoy our Open Doors production on my youtube channel starting with the spools making http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwM6z39JRs , than could be really interesting to learn how we dye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPM8GLE39U and twist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6Fnofbsog quilting threads if you did not had the opportunity to see before.
Last , if you ever would like deepen more about Aurifil http://www.aurifil.com & http://www.facebook.com/aurifil.quilt.thread
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Janan
Main
17
11-19-2015 05:47 PM