L'il Chickadee

White thread.

Snooze2978

I tend to use a medium grey on darker fabrics, cream on multicolors and white of course on light color fabrics.

QuiltE

For the most part, the thread is buried in our projects.
That is providing we are using a relatively short stitch.
I'd look at what that B+W is joining up to ... and use that to decide.
So in essence, it really doesn't matter ... basically I just go with something that somewhat coordinates.

For prints, I've often used a variegated thread!!

Partly because I bought a bunch of the aurifil variegateds, to discover I hated them for quilting. Unlike others that go dark-mediums-light-mediums-light .... their tones went from dark-medium-light .... then started back at dark, instead of gradually going up light-medium-dark.

Gradually, I'm getting rid of those threads!

bearisgray

Why do you say that about coats & clark thread?

joe'smom

I agree with those who prefer a medium neutral thread. However, if I had to choose between black and white in the scenario you describe, I'd probably go with the black, as I think the black would be less obvious if poking through white fabric, than white would be poking through black fabric.

quiltedsunshine

If my stitch length is at 2.0, I'm not very worried that my thread will show through at the seam. But I would use white because a loose strand of black could show through the white fabric.

WMUTeach

When piecing, I almost always use white or a cream. Black is too hard to see if corrections are needed. When I am on a binge to clean up odds and ends of spools, I will use what ever it at hand but with black/white fabric, I would stick with white/cream.

Like with most quilting, "your quilt, your way".

Onebyone

Unless Coats and Clark thread has improved, the thread is very rough and under a microscope looks like barb wire. Most all dealers I know say it isn't good for the new machines. It seems to be okay with vintage machines but for the newer machines I wouldn't trust it. If you have a microscope, a student one is fine, look at the different threads under it. You will realize why some brands of thread cost much more than other brands and which ones aren't worth the high price.

bearisgray

My newest machine is from 1985. Maybe that's why I gave not noticed any lroblem using c & c thread

cashs_mom

I mostly don't like C&C because it's so thick. I prefer and thinner thread, especially for piecing. It seems to help with my accuracy not to have a thick thread to take up space.