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Thread: What brands of thread? |
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Diana Charter Member
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I was thinking about ordering some thread but before I do want to ask if others have used the Marathon thread and if they like it. Or has anyone used Madeira Thread? Thanks  |
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LindaCA Charter Member
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I haven't used Marathon so can't comment on it. My two favorite brands are Superior and Madiera for rayon thread. For regular thread I like Superior, Madiera, Mettler, and Gutterman. |
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Marji Charter Member  Joined: Feb 6, 2004 Posts: 189 Status: Offline |
Most of my thread is Madiera and it works great. I've also got quite a bit of Sulky. It also works well. I can't really tell the difference. The only time I've had thread problems (knock on wood) is with some inexpensive metallic silver thread but after I changed my needle to a new metallic needle even that went well. Maybe I've just been lucky but it seems thread problems are more a matter of needles and tension problems more than what brand the thread is. I'm reserving final judgement, I haven't tried all the brands of thread. |
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Jerseygal Charter Member
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 My first choice is Madeira Rayon--I did get a good buy on Robison-Anton rayon and like that also..For polyester I tried Spectrum and that works well for certain designs.. I am talking of embroidery threads,I use coats and clark for regular sewing and would like to know of some that might be better...Always willing to learn !!!!Jeanette |
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Eileen Charter Member
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I have used Marathon poly and rayon with great success. I also like Madeira and Guiterman. Eileen. |
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bonnie Charter Member  USA Joined: Feb 29, 2004 Posts: 166 Status: Offline |
I started out with Madiera Rayon but was doing quite a bit of embroidery that was washed alot so changed to Isacord poly. I still use the Madiera once in a while...the color ranges are quite different in the different brands. |
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PatB Charter Member
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The only thread I've used is Marathon poly because the factory is within driving distance. Seems to work great for me. They also have metallics that seem to work well. |
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LeeVA Charter Member
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I have use quite a few brands of rayon embroidery threads: Alcazar, Maderia, Sulky, Coats & Clark, Robison Anton - they all work equally well. Got a bunch of ARC polyester,embroidery thread, 1000M cones, and I am very pleased with that - it has the shine of rayon and the washability of poly. ARC has lots of different shades of colors (288). Best price is craftersEbazzar. I haven't really found an embroidery thread yet that my Pfaff or Ellageo doesn't do well with. As with any thread, you might hit a spot where it shreds, just pull off a few yards and go right back with that spool with no problem. For regular sewing I mostly use Mettler metrosene plus (because that's the one my dealer carries), or Coats from the fabric stores. |
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Mari Charter Member
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Diana, Marathon thread is wonderful and they are so helpful on the phone. The thread samples are a big help in selecting the thread that you need or want. They are so reasonable also. The needles are wonderful. |
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PatHalfhill Charter Member  USA Joined: Feb 5, 2004 Posts: 2701 Status: Offline |
 And "love struck" I truly am! As you can see from other posts I'm a Superior Thread person. I certainly don't intend to throw out the various others that I have - but when buying in the future - I will ALWAYS buy Superior - unless they just don't have what I need - and I find that likelihood slim. And talk about helpful - Bob & Heather just cannot be more helpful. If you ever get a chance to see them at a show - ask about their son's experience with dissolving threat - it's a hoot! ! ! ! ---------------------------------------- Pat - - Rules inhibit my creativity Einstein said the definition of INSANITY - - doing the same thing over and over - - and expecting DIFFERENT results. |
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