I'm becoming a thread snob, lol.

[pam7040]

As I sat here sewing It just dawned on me that I have turned into a thread snob, well just that I realised I am learning to appreciate good quality thread. I have admired Superior Threads from a distance for a long time. I had the odd reel, but not a lot. This year I bought three neutral shades of Masterpiece Thread for piecing my TQS BOM and have since bought some of their King Tut and Rainbow threads and treated myself to a reel of silk thread, too. My most recent wall hanging has used alot of beautiful glossy silky type threads for embellishment. As I sat here this evening, stitching the bindingon with a matching Guttermann thread, the kind that I have used for years for dressmaking, the thought just came to me 'This thread is awful, it's so thick.' :roll: :roll: :roll: Once this binding is finished I will start using my Superior Threads again. The best fabrics and work deserve the best quality threads :lol: :lol: Well that's what I'll tell DH who pays for them :wink:

[Patchworkjill]

Pam I went through the same thought prcocess, mainly as it was just so easy to the shops and buy the cheapest thread, but like you ended up with a good superior thread and wow do you notice the difference, especialy when you hold them up to the light, now I dont use anything else.

[Sewdreamy]

I've been a thread snob for years. LOL....Gutterman is good for fashion sewing though not for quilts, I think. I'm also a needle snob.

[fiquilts]

I too have become a thread snob and love Superior threads. In fact, I have drawers full of them - all kinds! I buy mostly cones, which means ordering online since our LQS doesn't carry them. It also means I have to think ahead since most of the local shops also don't carry much of a variety, if any, Superior threads at all, even the smaller spools. UGH!!! The "Brand X" threads from my early quilting and garment sewing days sit, lonely, in drawers. Fi

[Patchworkjill]

As I live in a country region of Australia I also cannot buy superior threads at the local shop (3/4 hour away) so buy on-line all the time direct from superior web site, and for that reason I thought to mention that I only piece with two colour threads and both are Masterpiece. This is so much easier for me and saves soooo much time thinking about what colours to use when piecing.

Canvas: for all light coloured fabrics
Greystone: for medium to dark coloured fabric

[Lorchen]

You can use up your 'old' threads for basting, or pop them in a bag and give them to a textile teacher at your local school. They'd love to use them up for you.

I better not admit to how many of the Superior threads I have slowly accumulated. But full boxes of thread look so much prettier than half-empty ones.

[littleflower]

Once I started practicing with Superior and I watched the quality of my piecing and machine quilting start improving I became a thread snob. When I teach and there is a Superior Threads booth in the building I'm a walking talking advertisement for their thread.
Coats & Clark, Mettler & Gutterman are best for fashion sewing.
Teri

[littleflower]

With knowledge comes power. The fact that Bob has taken the time to educate us all about thread makes all the difference. I now know which thread works for what need. I understand how tension works, what needle is best, spool horizontal of vertical, and lots of other "stuff" about thread. I am proud to say that I too am a thread snob. Superior thread is my go to thread in all cases. I even look forward to the Superior thread newsletter and Bob's groaner of a monthly joke. Count me among the snobs. Betty Ann

[Scoopie]

I can pretty much say, "Ditto" to what all of you have said! But, don't get rid of the "thick" stuff! I am working on a project right now where there wasn't a clear outline of one the "characters" in the design. It just sort of blended into the background. I grabbed the thickest black thread I had and outline/quilted it. MUCH better, now! Whew! Now I can get back to my Superior Threads! lol

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

[Sewdreamy]

I can pretty much say, "Ditto" to what all of you have said! But, don't get rid of the "thick" stuff! I am working on a project right now where there wasn't a clear outline of one the "characters" in the design. It just sort of blended into the background. I grabbed the thickest black thread I had and outline/quilted it. MUCH better, now! Whew! Now I can get back to my Superior Threads! lol

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

Ooh Dawn, pictures please...sounds wonderful!

[Scoopie]

I can pretty much say, "Ditto" to what all of you have said! But, don't get rid of the "thick" stuff! I am working on a project right now where there wasn't a clear outline of one the "characters" in the design. It just sort of blended into the background. I grabbed the thickest black thread I had and outline/quilted it. MUCH better, now! Whew! Now I can get back to my Superior Threads! lol

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

Ooh Dawn, pictures please...sounds wonderful!

I can't quite yet! The receiver needs to see it first! But, soon!!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

[Reetzbobeetz]

Yes I have to admit I too am becoming a thread snob! I have been using Aurifil threads a lot in the last few months and I find that my sewing machine likes them very much - which makes me happy. I recently got some Superior Rainbows, Highlights and King Tut threads to try and I was completely delighted with them. I just love, love, love how the rainbows and Highlights behave on a quilt. So for me now it's mainly Aurifil and Superior threads. I won't be throwing out anything in my thread collection because I know that they will come in handy too. My thread stash has become nearly as big as my fabric stash - better make some more quilts! :lol: :lol:

[rehak]

My name is Nancy and I am a threadaholic. I like the Superior threads very much and have recently become a big fan of FilTec Glide thread. The Glide really quilts like butter and is fairly cheap ($7.20 for a 5500yd cone). I started using it after it was recommended by Karen McTavish. But I will use just about any thread that has the color and look that I'm after, so maybe I'm not a snob. I use the cones of neutral colored threads from Connecting Threads for piecing (Essentials?) and Gutermann (sorry!) for hand sewing the binding to the backs of my quilts and sometimes for piecing.

Nancy

[lotti]

i've joined the club - bought a couple of "superior" cones when i was in canada this march - 3 weeks ago a colleage from our miami office had a meeting here in switzerland and brought my first online superior purchases - oh are they ever fab !!!!

[pam7040]

I have a broad smile as I read everyone one elses comment and I am nodding in agreement with you all. Knowledge certainly is power. The time that Bob invests in thread education definitely is worthwhile for us all.

@Betty Ann, I still struggle to remember which reels should go on horizontally and which should go on vertically, I must write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the machine. I spent 4o years doing dressmaking with only a vertical spool so that is my natural tendency. ops:

@ Lorchen, We understand that you are investing in your retirement :wink: :wink:

I have appropriate Superior topstitch needles for my machine but I now need to get myself some good quality hand sewing needles and lay aside my wierd and wonderful assortment of awful dressmaking ones, lol.