Quilting Thread - Essential Color Choices, and Storage

Thread! We love it and in many cases COLLECT it en masses.
I’ll show you my storage system, and highlight what I think are the essential colors to begin with.
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[@teresamcbrayer2549]

I Absolutely Love Aurifil thread for piecing. A cone last so long, thin, and extremely low lint

[@janiceneace5065]

any poly with a core will be linty. You need filament or trilobal.

[@Sylvia-qo8ni]

Appreciate your down to earth approach to include all peoples ideas & not being stuck on one thing

[@t.stemschroef3701]

Thank you for the thread info. I am now quiting a vintage double weddingring. I didn't want to have cotton because of the lint so I choose Madeira Frosted Matt, which is a trilobal polyester embroidery thread without gloss. It looks like cotton and there is no lint in my machine.

[@tessawatson6923]

Connecting threads 100% polyester is a 70 weight and my go to for piecing for many years. It also works well in the longarm . Although I stick mostly to Isocord which I buy from Bataboff in Montreal. Most inexpensive source I have found in Canada.

[@susanlee1827]

Isocord 0184 “Pearl”

[@cyndie.4004]

I feel so uninformed sometimes.... I had NO idea the bottom of my cone popped down to hold the thread tails! I was doing laundry when I heard that.....ran into my sewing dungeon and Wow!!!!! I have struggled with knowing that had to be it's purpose but couldn't make it work. Thanks to the woman that brought that up!!!!

[@TopknotQuilting]

Can you please add the color numbers for the 3 gray threads you showed us? You mentioned the number of the eggshell and the pale silver ones but not the other grays. I'd love to get a set that can blend well instead of getting a color every time I quilt something.

[@lindawoldring4373]

I have very small baggies (jewelry size) that I can put my bobbins in, then slide the baggie up into the center of the large cone. The bobbins don’t fall out when I pick up the cone .

[@janiceneace5065]

Thanks for posting this. I tried the sticks but bought them a little short and they were falling off in my drawer (movement). I realized I had a whole box of small Organza bags. This will work great and keep them from becoming separated.

[@PauletteManemann-jj9wh]

I’m a glide thread user. Favorite colors are Cool Grey, and German Granit- great blenders. I’m also a user of their pre wound bobbins. Probably more pricey, but eliminates one step of fixing tension issues. I believe that one should find a thread brand that stitches well on your machine and stick with it exclusively.

[@peggymoore1947]

Permacore is 100% polyester

[@margaretderen2082]

Racks can often be ordered directly from manufacturer - or even off Amazon.

[@selinafarrington627]

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[@StitchedBySusan]

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[@StitchedBySusan]

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[@ocean_hummer]

I now store my thread spools and bobbins in the same manner. Thanks for sharing the idea! To contain bobbin thread tails, I use soft fabric-covered elastic hair bands (approx 1" diameter). They fit perfectly on bobbins and easily slip on/off. I found a pack of 100 on Temu for less than $2.00. 😊

[@annmurphy63]

Please repeat the grey numbers.

[@StitchedBySusan]

Isacord 3971, 4073, 4174.

[@treasuresnownthen]

Would love a specific list of Mfg/ colors in your favorites

[@shellieogle2341]

Thank you Susan. I topic suggestion: lighting. Tips for lighting when quilting on busy fabric, or when the thread and fabric are such a close match it is hard to see where you have stitched. I tend to get lost and usually find that I have gaps in my quilting.

[@lorileeb1402]

Get a lamp and set it beside your long arm, then turn your overhead and machine lights off. It’s amazing how much easier it is to “quilt by shadow”!

[@shellieogle2341]

Great! I will give it a try! @@lorileeb1402

[@wekebu]

I'm thinking I missed this live, farm. Belated hello from Marble Falls tx

[@debraoaks6622]

Hi. Catching up on your videos. Love them - very helpful. Do you ever use 50 weight thread on your longarm. My dealer prefers it but I think there is a deterioration in stitch definition. Wondering if I need to change a setting. I have a Q24 like you

[@StitchedBySusan]

I don’t have 50, but I do use 60 from time to time. You might need to tighten the top tension a touch.

[@lisagildelamadrid9306]

I'm in that same stage of empty next sharing the cooking with my husband, but he is a three dish wonder of its steaks on the grill

[@nancyzeh5647]

Thank you for the info I love the topic.

[@kirsihamalainen5447]

You can just pull the end of the thread tight to the side of bobbin. Will not unravel.

[@StitchedBySusan]

So kind of wedging it in the layers of thread? I’ll try that!

[@kirsihamalainen5447]

Yes

[@annmurphy63]

Have you done a double knit old quilt. I have 2 I need to quilt. Made by ladies grandmothers. Some are telling me to do the backing on top upside down. Because of so many seams. Would be a meander. Any tips appreciated.

[@StitchedBySusan]

I haven’t, but I know exactly what you mean by double knit😁 For sure I would try a spoon or cup foot, that’ll help you to skim over the seams. I’ve never actually quilted one upside down, but I see no reason why that couldn’t work. You’ll likely want to sew “leaders” on to extend the top as though it were a backing, and you may still lose some size….but as far as stitching goes, it should work fine.

[@user-cr1mm1ys8e]

Hello there. Texas

[@rheaanncrowe6748]

Someone told me that threads get old. Can I keep them for more than a year?

[@StitchedBySusan]

Oh gosh, yes! Look how long clothes last, and they're made of threads. I imagine if they're constantly exposed to, say, hot sunlight, they might deteriorate more quickly, but they're intended to last for a very long time.

[@carriesaindon5382]

Lol there is that vast thread collection.

[@tracylowe9570]

Roy G Biv 😊

[@melbacaskey9906]

Do you always use the same size and brand of thread?

[@wandaspaabeck4996]

ROYGBIV