Buyer's Guides (page 2)

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Every thread brand has a personality once you have run a few spools, and knowing the lines saves you buying the wrong

Monofilament and fine nylon threads exist to disappear.

Wool and silk threads are the specialty end of the rack, and each does something ordinary thread cannot.

Serger thread is sold on big cones for a simple reason: an overlock chews through three or four threads at once, and

Cotton thread is the natural match for cotton fabric, which is why quilters reach for it out of habit and instinct.

Metallic thread is the one that makes people swear at their machine, and almost always it is a setup problem rather

Thread weight is one of the most misread numbers in sewing, mostly because it runs backwards: the higher the number,

Thread fiber decides more about your stitch than the color does.

Thread fiber decides more about your stitch than the color does.