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    Old 03-09-2018, 07:10 AM
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    Looking for an invisible thread for quilting.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 08:07 AM
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    Google just that: invisible thread for quilting. Millions of hits and some advice and descriptions! Good luck!
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    Old 03-09-2018, 08:20 AM
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    Originally Posted by Kitsie
    Google just that: invisible thread for quilting. Millions of hits and some advice and descriptions! Good luck!
    Yes indeed!
    Google is a great friend!
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    Old 03-09-2018, 09:13 AM
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    I've only used invisible thread once, in the ditch on a multicolor quilt top that I couldn't select a quilting thread color for. It worked great. I bought it based on advice from folks on this board: Superior Threads very fine, reduced sheen, "Mono.Poly" I used it with a polyester thread in the bobbin, also from Superior Threads 60 wt. "The Bottom Line". I ordered them on-line from Superior threads. I was nervous about using the invisible thread but it was wonderful.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 10:04 AM
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    Superior thread is superior to other invisible threads.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 11:36 AM
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    Brand matters with invisible thread. Some of the stuff sold in stores such as JoAnn's (don't know if they still carry it) can be horrible. Stick with Superior or YLI.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 02:41 PM
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    I've had good luck with Wonder Invisible thread, but I do make my stitches a bit smaller than with cotton thread. Not sure if that's necessary or not but I just feel more comfortable doing it that way because the WI is so much thinner than the cotton threads.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 02:48 PM
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    Just an after thought, I need extra lighting when I'm using invisible thread because it does tend to disappear when I'm trying to pick it up for a new seam line. So I put an extra goose neck lamp on my sewing table.
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    Old 03-09-2018, 05:22 PM
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    I use Aurifil invisible thread from Superior Threads. Absolutely love it, quilt with it in my long arm a lot. Comes in a large cone, I can quilt a lot of quilts with it. The quilts I’ve quilted with it have held up well through use and laundering ( including the dryer) for years.
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    Old 03-10-2018, 03:33 AM
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    I think Superior threads invisible is Monopoly. Aurifil is a different brand.
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