tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post6198095657085514040..comments2024-03-25T05:25:40.240-07:00Comments on My Joyful Journey: THREAD--It MattersBarbara Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997358370013910746noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-42474035037462158832019-02-01T21:59:58.793-08:002019-02-01T21:59:58.793-08:00Her information is not actually correct...50 weigh...Her information is not actually correct...50 weight is 50 weight no matter if it is 3 ply or two ply.<br />Aurifil and Superior simply use a tighter twist.<br />Mettler is not thicker..just not as tightly twisted. Quilterdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589756288674275301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-68419748549986211272017-06-18T16:36:04.639-07:002017-06-18T16:36:04.639-07:00I make a lot of charity tops (finished by our chur...I make a lot of charity tops (finished by our church ladies) and receive a lot of fabric and thread donated for these projects. I have many spools of off-brand thread that just do not do well in my machine -- knots, tangles and breaking continually. Rather than throw them away, I discovered that they will work in the bobbin so I can still use them and use the better thread in the upper part of the machine. I also use mostly Superior threads for my good projects. mbrittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674501618106988056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-54245011220495949632016-07-21T07:41:40.187-07:002016-07-21T07:41:40.187-07:00Great info, Thanks!Great info, Thanks!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696484913602288917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-43623538256850327572016-07-20T15:20:27.354-07:002016-07-20T15:20:27.354-07:00I also use Superior's Bottom Weight 60 for pie...I also use Superior's Bottom Weight 60 for piecing. I got tired of the regular thread I was using using up my seam allowance and things not matching. I really like the idea of navy and black and visa versa. Will be giving that a try. I have made small leader ender quilt as wellNekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324038175846392972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-35615204536109694672016-07-20T12:23:28.427-07:002016-07-20T12:23:28.427-07:00I really like the 60 weight bottom line Superior T...I really like the 60 weight bottom line Superior Threads for piecing as the seams are much flatter. Agree with the comments on lint with some brands. Use Aurifil 50 weight for most of my long arm quilting and love not having to clean the bobbin frequently. valleylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675128842164689094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-15399194361035478922016-07-20T08:51:50.828-07:002016-07-20T08:51:50.828-07:00I use Superior So Fine for piecing. It's not ...I use Superior So Fine for piecing. It's not linty at all. There are so many thread choices available today, it's good to know what others have found out. Thanks for your tips.Marlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805711168732837151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-85166880310347942162016-07-20T06:42:54.741-07:002016-07-20T06:42:54.741-07:00Thank you, Linda, please do share!Thank you, Linda, please do share!Barbara Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997358370013910746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-54383235140883253892016-07-20T04:58:20.435-07:002016-07-20T04:58:20.435-07:00Excellent information; going to share with my guil...Excellent information; going to share with my guild sisters and brothers ;-) Linda45th Parallel Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054316704528545846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-55296001237729731812016-07-05T16:16:44.478-07:002016-07-05T16:16:44.478-07:00Great tips!Great tips!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-59627464416614899602016-07-03T06:59:05.417-07:002016-07-03T06:59:05.417-07:00I enjoyed your blog. Navy thread is a great tip fo...I enjoyed your blog. Navy thread is a great tip for working on black fabric. . .brown is another good one! I'm an Aurifil fan for piecing. I find the Masterpiece on the big spools is great for machine quilting; but, for piecing it isn't as nice as Aurifl!--TerryTerryKnott.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797650304123541113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-80425428532905308432016-07-01T03:41:44.650-07:002016-07-01T03:41:44.650-07:00Great article. Great article. Ronda Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077549717649768415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-56244101010469748352016-06-30T18:47:11.850-07:002016-06-30T18:47:11.850-07:00Loved adding all of your thread tips. Like You I ...Loved adding all of your thread tips. Like You I have evolved in my thread preferences and use Aurifl for my "good projects" and keep using up the other threads for the "other projects".Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085773199847638377.post-1086109084426318932016-06-30T08:45:43.768-07:002016-06-30T08:45:43.768-07:00Excellent tips! Especially appreciate numbers 5, 8...Excellent tips! Especially appreciate numbers 5, 8, and 9.<br />I started quilting decades ago just using the old Coats and Clark. Don't even keep it in the house now. Then I went to Gutterman, which is a step up, but is a thicker, heavier thread. I still use it on occasion for an all over stipple when I can't find the color I need in anything else. <br />Next I moved up to Mettler and noticed right away how much more lint it produced, but it is finer than Gutterman. Finally, as I became more involved in making minis, and in machine quilting, I became an Aurifil fan, for all the reasons you mentioned.Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.com