RG wrote:
> I'm planning to buy a quantity of thread as a Christmas present for my
> wife who has just started using her sewing machine.
>
> Are there any specific brands of good quality thread that I should look
> for?
>
> Thanks
> RG
It depends largely on what she sews: I like to match thread content to
fabric fibres as far as possible.
For COTTON threads for garment construction and patchwork piecing and
applique work, I particularly like:
Aurifil
YLI 100 weight
Coats Cotton
For quilting and heavier weight cotton construction:
YLI Quilting cottons
Empress Mills 100% cotton
For poly mix fabric like poly/wool and poly/cotton blends I like Empress
Mills Polycore in 120's weight for construction and use on the
serger/overlocker, and the 75 weight for heavier fabrics and top
stitching.
For silk I really like the YLI 50 weight for construction and the 100
weight for hand fini****ng and buttonholes/eyelets and couching. It's
also fantastic for appliqué work.
For poly fabrics I like:
Empress Mills 120's poly
Mettler metrosene
For general sewing in the serger/overlocker, I like:
Empress Mills 120's polyester
Gutterman overlocking thread
These days I find that Gutterman silk and cotton threads are not as good
as they used to be (I've had both bleed colour onto the sewing machine
while sewing), and nothing like as good as the others I've mentioned,
though they are more readily available. I have preferred Empress Mills
poly thread to Gutterman for several years. Their best thread these
days is the overlocker thread: it's unfortunate that it comes on small,
very expensive cones, and in such a limited range of colours.
Any stocks you see now of Drima (poly thread) and Sylco (cotton)are old
stock as these threads have recently been replaced by better ones from
Coats. The Sylco will be as good as ever, but I've loathed Drima for
over 30 years!
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