Machines and thread question

Thanks Marcella. I'll have a look there.

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Marcella Tracy Peek writes
Nope, I use embroidery weight cotton - usually Mettler 60/2. Love it.
I order it from http://www.thatthreadshop.com Maybe they ship overseas?

marcella

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pat on the hill

Thanks Kathy.
An exercise I was going to try tonight - when I'm too tired to make
half-inch squares nine-patches!! I'm so glad to find that it won't be
fruitless.
I bet I find it at a shop quite near to me - after all this g
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Applebaum writes
Jumping in here...

I, too, have been a satisfied customer of http://www.thatthreadshop.com .
But a quick google search for "Aurifil" and "UK" came up with many, many
places that sell Aurifil in the UK. So it shouldn't be a problem to find.


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pat on the hill

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Patti wrote:

Thanks Marcella. I'll have a look there.

It's the aurifil I order from That Thread Shop, not the mettler. Never
even looked to see if they stock it actually, since one of my LQS stocks
it.

marcella

Minor quibble about those "facts". Where are the studies and such? I use
polyester thread for virtually all my sewing. Never had thread cut the
fabric. Have had fabric wear through at the seam line, but that is abrasion
and stress. Same seam line farther down not at all worn. (and that was in
clothing, after several years of wearing and washing.)
Nylon thread is stronger, depending on filament diameter and such. Good
thread in general is stronger and less linty than "cheap" thread, but not
always more expensive to buy.
Some cotton thread has the "weight" and ply numbers on it.

BG

Best thing to do in general is read what you can, experiment when you can and
decide for yourself what is and isn't suitable *for you*.

But discussion is always good too.

VBG

Pati, in Phx

Patti wrote:

Hullo Marcella
I do worry a lot - I have been told I could worry successfully for
England!
BUT, no I don't worry about thread cutting fabric g My miniatures and
other wallhangings are not going to get the wear that a bed quilt would,
so I don't think 'wear' is going to be a problem.
Silk is recommended for appliqué onto cotton fabric, and is wonderful.
Do you not use it for that?
I am going to try to find Aurifil thread over here, but I won't mind if
I have to use silk for my important pieces.
Your points are valuable, though, in case any 'readers have not heard of
the variable strength facts.
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Marcella Tracy Peek writes
Wait a minute.....what about all those quilter who won't use poly thread
for piecing because the thread is so much stronger than the cotton
fabric? They worry that the thread will cut through the seams.

Silk is a lot stronger than cotton too. Do you not worry about that for
piecing?

Care and feeding of silk is different than cotton, so I don't choose to
mix them in my quilts.

I do love the aurifil thread and also the DMC cotton thread. Both are
very fine and lint free.

marcella

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pat on the hill

My only problem with poly thread came when I was pressing some seams. I
pressed for a wee bit too long and the thread melted! I've stayed with
cotton since then.

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"Pati Cook" wrote in message
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Minor quibble about those "facts". Where are the studies and such? I use
polyester thread for virtually all my sewing. Never had thread cut the
fabric. Have had fabric wear through at the seam line, but that is
abrasion
and stress. Same seam line farther down not at all worn. (and that was in
clothing, after several years of wearing and washing.)
Nylon thread is stronger, depending on filament diameter and such. Good
thread in general is stronger and less linty than "cheap" thread, but not
always more expensive to buy.
Some cotton thread has the "weight" and ply numbers on it.

BG

Best thing to do in general is read what you can, experiment when you can
and
decide for yourself what is and isn't suitable *for you*.

But discussion is always good too.

VBG

Pati, in Phx

Patti wrote:

Hullo Marcella
I do worry a lot - I have been told I could worry successfully for
England!
BUT, no I don't worry about thread cutting fabric g My miniatures and
other wallhangings are not going to get the wear that a bed quilt would,
so I don't think 'wear' is going to be a problem.
Silk is recommended for appliqué onto cotton fabric, and is wonderful.
Do you not use it for that?
I am going to try to find Aurifil thread over here, but I won't mind if
I have to use silk for my important pieces.
Your points are valuable, though, in case any 'readers have not heard of
the variable strength facts.
.
In article ,
Marcella Tracy Peek writes
Wait a minute.....what about all those quilter who won't use poly
thread
for piecing because the thread is so much stronger than the cotton
fabric? They worry that the thread will cut through the seams.

Silk is a lot stronger than cotton too. Do you not worry about that
for
piecing?

Care and feeding of silk is different than cotton, so I don't choose to
mix them in my quilts.

I do love the aurifil thread and also the DMC cotton thread. Both are
very fine and lint free.

marcella

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Best Regards
pat on the hill

I *did* look up the Aurifil suppliers over here; and, as I had predicted
g the nearest Major QS to here was one of those listed! So, I will
eagerly try that. My DH asked me last night what I wanted for my
half-birthday. I told him: a lovely order of new thread gg
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In article , Pati Cook
writes
Minor quibble about those "facts". Where are the studies and such? I use
polyester thread for virtually all my sewing. Never had thread cut the
fabric. Have had fabric wear through at the seam line, but that is abrasion
and stress. Same seam line farther down not at all worn. (and that was in
clothing, after several years of wearing and washing.)
Nylon thread is stronger, depending on filament diameter and such. Good
thread in general is stronger and less linty than "cheap" thread, but not
always more expensive to buy.
Some cotton thread has the "weight" and ply numbers on it.

BG

Best thing to do in general is read what you can, experiment when you can and
decide for yourself what is and isn't suitable *for you*.

But discussion is always good too.

VBG

Pati, in Phx
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Best Regards
pat on the hill

In article ,
Patti wrote:

I *did* look up the Aurifil suppliers over here; and, as I had predicted
g the nearest Major QS to here was one of those listed! So, I will
eagerly try that. My DH asked me last night what I wanted for my
half-birthday. I told him: a lovely order of new thread gg


Half-birthday? What a wonderful idea, Pat! Happy half-birthday!
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Thanks so much, Sandy!
We like to spread our festivities g
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Sandy Foster writes
In article ,
Patti wrote:

I *did* look up the Aurifil suppliers over here; and, as I had predicted
g the nearest Major QS to here was one of those listed! So, I will
eagerly try that. My DH asked me last night what I wanted for my
half-birthday. I told him: a lovely order of new thread gg


Half-birthday? What a wonderful idea, Pat! Happy half-birthday!

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Best Regards
pat on the hill

Don't forget that you get more thread on a spool of Aurifil than most other
threads, so the cost difference isn't as much as you might think. It is so
nice to use, especially for piecing.

Pauline
"Pati Cook" wrote in message
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Many members of my guild group love Aurofil, a little more expensive but
wonderful almost lint free fine thread.

Pati Cook wrote:
Minor quibble about those "facts". Where are the studies and such? I use
polyester thread for virtually all my sewing. Never had thread cut the
fabric. Have had fabric wear through at the seam line, but that is abrasion
and stress. Same seam line farther down not at all worn. (and that was in
clothing, after several years of wearing and washing.)
Nylon thread is stronger, depending on filament diameter and such. Good
thread in general is stronger and less linty than "cheap" thread, but not
always more expensive to buy.
Some cotton thread has the "weight" and ply numbers on it.

BG

Best thing to do in general is read what you can, experiment when you can and
decide for yourself what is and isn't suitable *for you*.

But discussion is always good too.

VBG

Pati, in Phx

I've had poly thread cut fabric - especially when MAKING clothing and
having to rip stitches! So I only use it for poly and poly blends if at
all possible. Cotton wrapped poly ('polycore') is a good all purpose
thread, but I like to use cotton thread for wool and cotton fabrics,
silk on silk, and poly where there's a good reason for it. Whatever the
fabric, I like to use silk thread wherever possible for hand stitching.
It'd much better and knots less than most cottons. HATE poly for hand
sewing!

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