Comments on: What Is Your Favorite Thread?

By: Sally Everett

Sally Everett — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:49:21 +0000

Gumnuts Yarns “Buds” — It’s subtle, and very easy to work with. My favorite for backgrounds.

By: Madonna

Madonna — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:40:13 +0000

There are so many lovely threads out there and so many I haven’t tried. But I most enjoy stitching with Caron’s Soie Crystale and Amy’s Burmilana running a close second. For me, color selection and ease of use have influenced my choices.

By: Gayle

Gayle — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:13:05 +0000

I just finished a small christmas ornament with Waterlilies 032 Passion and I love it. It is the first time with Silk and I love how it feels and how the color turned out. Dmc is the cross stitch staple for me and I have also used Needle Necessities which I love the color changes.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:58:39 +0000

Vineyard Silk, Vineyard Silk, Vineyard Silk. The colors are vivid and amazing and I love the silkiness. In my opinion, it is the best there is. It’s not right for every project and I think it’s good to switch things up, but it is, by far, my favorite. Hands down. No joking.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:27:59 +0000

A lot of what my favorite thread is, depends on what I’m stitching. But. If I were to be stranded on an island without only one type of thread and any canvases I wanted, I think I would pick the Vineyard Silk. I love the feel of it between my fingers and the lovely sheen it has. And it works well on 18hpi or 13/14 hpi canvas.

By: Barbi

Barbi — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:33:15 +0000

For so many years my favorite was Watercolours. I love all the color possibilites and the way I can just use certain color sections to change the overall look. BUT–I am loving using silks more and more and I am finding that Waterlillies and now Dinky Dyes silks and Silk n Colors allow me to use color my way and enjoy the feel of silk too. I guess I don’t really have ONE favorite. But, WOW, how lucky are we with all those threads out there!!!

By: Edy Fenster

Edy Fenster — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:22:37 +0000

For canvas work I would have to go with Silk & Ivory. It is so soft and yet rich feeling. For Cross stitch (which I do a lot of) I use most ly DMC due to availability and Anchor which I really prefer. I also like the Sampler Threads hand dyed threads when I am in the mood to stitch one x at a time.