I also prefer the all cotton threads, especially Gutterman. My sewing machine was prepped by my repair guy to deal with the all cotton when he asked me my preference, and for the most part I've had no problems with it. I can usually get all cotton at the local fabric chain stores.
As to color matching, I no longer bother. I keep a selection of basic colors - red, blue, black, white, green, purple, cream/neutral, and medium grey. I use those to sew with. I rarely topstitch so it doesn't show. If I do plan on topstitching, I tend to use a color that will contrast, either a little or a lot, depending on what I want. This means I can usually get the larger rolls of thread, and I don't have a color that hangs around for years because I only used a small amount for a project. I think I got the purple only because my daughter likes the color for her clothes. Kimiko On May 17, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Marjorie Wilser wrote: > Ideas? I know some folks out there are thread snobs, but I just want > something that's (a) available!! and (b) will hold up. A little (c) > affordability and (d) good color range wouldn't hurt either. A basic, > workhorse thread!! > > Second question: how do you match thread to fabric if you can't actually > *compare* them in a store? _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
