Aurifil A1050-2000 Mako Cotton Thread Solid 50WT 1422Yds Light Sand

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Hands down, my favorite thread for piecing quilt blocks!

Best thread...love it..

Aurifil recently changed the names of all their colors, but the numbers have remained the same. I sincerely wish sellers on Amazon offering Aurifil, would include the thread number in their title to cut down on the confusion thats bound to result from the name change. For example . . .this thread title says its light sand but it used to be called beige. Some sellers are still using the old names while some have switched to the new. But this is still color #2000. Now for the review . . .how many times have you carefully measured before cutting your pieces, used a quarter inch foot on your machine and slowly stitched the pieces precisely to form a block . . .then measured your block and discovered it was smaller than the instructions said it should be? This used to be the most frustrating part about quilting for me . . .so much so, Id take my blocks to various instructors to trouble shoot. Thats when I discovered Aurifil 50 wt thread. I never realized how much difference the thread could make. But think about it . . .if the thread being used is approximately the same size as the threads woven into the fabric, the seams bury themselves into the fabric and take up less space . . .making perfect seams every time. Now, run a length of chain store thread through your fingertips and notice the lumps . . .there are no lumps in the Aurifil thread. They actually scorch the lumps off in the manufacturing process, leaving the thread silky smooth. Absolutely, hands down, the best thread for piecing. However, because its so fine, if stitching garments, its certainly strong enough to hold seams together, but its more difficult to pull gathers . . .so dont get rid of your poly/cotton threads as they still come in handy for garment sewing . . .but nothing but Aurifil comes near my quilts! As a side note, this particular color is Aurifils only color thats au-natural . . .no dyes . . .this is the color as it comes from the cotton . . .and blends beautifully with most light to medium colors. Its the color I reach for most frequently when piecing.

I absolutely LOVE Aurifil thread. It has an amazing amount of thread on one spindle and the quality of the thread is incredibly high. I have never found another thread as high quality as this.

I like Aurifil as it does not tangle or twist when on the machine.

Great buy! It works just as great in the sewing machine as when I make hand quilting. Im very happy with it; will buy more and more colors very soon.

I have used this first time and piecing quilt now and just one time thread got tangled up. I like to use this thread. After I changed the needle, its doing fine.

Will only buy Aurifil

disliked the price but it is great thread