Various Quilting Threads

Threads for quilting may vary depending on the effect you want to achieve, the materials you’re using, and where you’re using it…for decorative effect or stitching pieces together.  Also, consideration should be given to the planned use of the piece.  Will it be a bed quilt or a decorative hanging?

Since you’re putting a great deal of work into your work, select thread of good quality that will endure.  Therefore bargain threads usually aren’t recommended.

Your usual threads are:

*100% cotton

*100% polyester

*cotton-wrapped polyester

*quilting thread treated with a coating to minimize tangling

*metallic and specialty threads

Quilters eventually will find the type and manufacturer’s brand of thread that seems to give them the best results for their work.  The metallic and specialty threads are chosen by quilters when they want unusual effects in quilt hangings and fabric art.

Color of thread is a personal choice and depends on the effect you wish to create.  Throughout the years, white and off-white thread has been most common.

Then when you begin to do machine embroidery for your fabric art, your choice of thread depends on what you’re creating and the colors your work demands.