Thread Weight For Hand Quilting

Designed for hand quilting.

Thread weight for hand quilting.

Use the right thread size for the things you sew. Use this thread with thimblelady s cotton satin fabrics perfect for hand quilting will give you a taste of heaven for hand quilting. Lighter 50 weight threads usually blend into the fabric. To find out why only 6 colors of hand quilting threads will cover all your hand quilting needs read my tutorial.

More plies more strength don t ever use hand quilting thread in a machine because it s coated with wax and it will gum up the works. Treasure hand quilting thread is is made to handle the stress that hand quilting thread must endure for tight smooth stitches. When we introduced yli hand quilting thread 24 years ago it was the best hand quilting thread in the market. A 40 weight thread is a popular choice for quilting while 30 weight threads are more visible.

The first number reveals the thread s weight and the second tells us the number of plies a 50 3 thread has a weight of 50 and is made with 3 plies of yarn. Though our new version is slightly different from the original it still is the best. One colour fits all with an unmistakable attitude of returning to. A 50 3 thread is commonly used for piecing but other equivalent sizes work just as well.

Our thread weight use chart lists over forty kinds of sewing projects and aurifil s product recommendations. The special glaze coating adds strength and keeps the thread from displacing any lint. With this system thread weight decreases as weight numbers increase. The fraction on the thread spool tells you the weight and the number of plies or strands twisted together for instance 60 2 is 60 weight thread with 2 plies.

It is adapted from the aurifil product guide.