Hi Everyone!

I have a blog!  After a pow wow, it was decided that since I am down in the trenches quilting for customers, Customer Care and an avid embroiderer, it would be helpful for me to blog.  That way things I help quilters with on a daily basis could be shared with everyone.

So today's topic is embroidery thread since I am very involved in that for the holidays. We know that we have many embroiders and we want to be able to offer something for those talents also.

I was thinking about people asking Linda what her favorite thread is and she answers "Colored" LOL!  I started thinking about what my favorite embroidery thread is.  I have used a large variety of threads for several reasons.  First, I like color and not every company's colors are the same.  Second, well I am Linda's sister in law and they know I work for her, so people give me thread.  Who am I to turn down a spool of thread!  It is worth their time as I also support LInda's Electric Quilters and they have embroidery machines and product. Third, the spools are all different.  Some have color codes, come have names and color codes and some lables fall off.

Last night I was embroidering aprons for my grand kids.  Those are always such fun projects.  As I was gathering colors for my threads, I found myself picking some brands more than others.  I needed a true red, not everyone's red is a basic red. So back to what  color I need.

Some of the brands, don't have a way to secure the thread on the cone.  That's a biggie for me as I hate all the threads all over.  Some had a way to secure it, the collapsible ends, but it would cost me a nail and I am very close to my nails!  Some wouldn't break my nail but the end breaks easy.  Nothing like breaking the end of your cone as now the thread will fall off.  All messy again.  Some had a notch in the inside of the bottom and I am sorry, but I can't figure that out. Some had a indentation at the top with some knobs to hold the thread, I like those as there is very little time spent in securing your thread.   I am all about time.  And some were just right.  Nice flexible, collapsible bottom and the right color.

I don't really have a preference for Rayon or Polyester.  I use both.  In fact, I have embroidered with my longarm machine poly thread too!  Now Rayon is a must if  you want a really hot neon, but Polyester is quickly catching up.  Some of the threads have more luster than  others which is a necessity on some projects.  Of course, I have bought very low grade threads, that are no longer in my stash.

I have all the cones of thread that I have described above.  I started with sets, as that was the best way to get a stash going (yep another stash).  They came with a great organizer and I really liked that.  So what it comes down to is that Linda is right, I like "colored thread"!  I will choose the best of all worlds thread first but if I need a color that is in my less expensive brands, with the nail breaker, I will use it and just put a thread cover over it.