Why Are Connecting Threads' Prices So Low--Batiks, Threads--Is it Poor Quality?
09-29-2011, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I buy their thread all the time. I ahven't tried the fabric only because many in my family are small business owners and over the years I have tried as long as possible to support local small businesses so I try to buy from LQS when I can.
09-29-2011, 05:53 AM
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I love CT's cottons & thread but the batiks are very thin. I haven't used much batik so can't really compare. The mirage fabric that I got from them seemed very nice to me. Their kits have generous cuts of fabric. I usually have enough scraps left over for other small projects.
09-29-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Terri5
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I buy their thread all the time. I ahven't tried the fabric only because many in my family are small business owners and over the years I have tried as long as possible to support local small businesses so I try to buy from LQS when I can.
09-29-2011, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by May in Jersey
Originally Posted by Terri5
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I buy their thread all the time. I ahven't tried the fabric only because many in my family are small business owners and over the years I have tried as long as possible to support local small businesses so I try to buy from LQS when I can.
09-29-2011, 06:07 AM
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(Now their thread is great, my machine hums with it and it not anymore linty than the coats and clark or star brand from LQS. It feeds nicely through the needle for FMQ practice. I will be buying more when it goes on sale.)
I like their thread also, use Silver or Natural for piecing all the time. The price is right, I buy when on they're on sale and when ordering a kit or fabric so there's no shipping and handling costs. Also I find much less lint than Coats and Clark or Star threads that I had been using previously.
Their fabrics are a little thinner than some of the fabrics at LQS's but still sturdy enough for long wear. I love their colonial looking blues, browns and beiges. Made a queen size quilt from one of their kits in those colors, price was very good for all that fabric and it came out beautifully. May in Jersey
I like their thread also, use Silver or Natural for piecing all the time. The price is right, I buy when on they're on sale and when ordering a kit or fabric so there's no shipping and handling costs. Also I find much less lint than Coats and Clark or Star threads that I had been using previously.
Their fabrics are a little thinner than some of the fabrics at LQS's but still sturdy enough for long wear. I love their colonial looking blues, browns and beiges. Made a queen size quilt from one of their kits in those colors, price was very good for all that fabric and it came out beautifully. May in Jersey
09-29-2011, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by teddysmom
Is this machine thread or hand quilting thread? I was also wondering about the quality of their thread?
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