Manufacturer   Name Composition Weight/Ply Spool Sizes Colors Use
Superior Threads   King Tut Cotton, Extra-long Staple Egyptian #40/3 500 2000 yards 75 solid and variegated #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Very low lint and extra strong. Quilting and piecing.
    Masterpiece Cotton, Extra-long Staple Egyptian #50/2 600 3000 yards 50 solid Piecing, applique, bobbin, lace. Use a #80/12 Schmetz Topstitch needle.
    So Fine Polyester #50/3 550 3280 yards 100 solid Quilting and all-purpose sewing. For longarm and regular machines and for general sewing. It's lint free.
    Nature Colors Polyester, high sheen #40 500 yards 50 solid Quilting & embroidery Use a #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Loosen upper tension as necessary.
    Living Colors Polyester, premium high-sheen #40 500 yards 25 solid Quilting & embroidery. Use a #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Loosen upper tension as necessary
    Highlights Polyester, premium high-sheen #40 500 2000 yards 36 solid quilting & embroidery. Use a #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Loosen upper tension as necessary.
    Rainbow Polyester, premium high-sheen #40 500 2000 yards 50 variegated Quilting & embroidery Use a #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Loosen upper tension as necessary.
    Bottom Line Polyester #60 1420 3000 yards 50 solid Embroidery, quilting, binding. Use it on top, on the bottom, for quilt binding, hand applique, machine applique, and more.
    Brytes Polyester #30/3 275 2200 yards 50 quilting & outlining. Use a #90/14 or #100/16 Schmetz Topstitch needle. Loosen upper tension as necessary.
    Glitter Polyester metallic slivers Hologram and decorative flat thread sliver 400 3300 yards 24 solid and variegated quilting & embroidery. #90/14 metallic or Topstitch needle. Reduce upper tension to "1". Position spool vertically.
    Halo Metallic polyester   550 36 decorative serger & bobbin thread. Use in the loopers of the serger or use for bobbin work. Also makes beautiful quilt backs.
    Metallic Metallic   500 1000
5500 10,000 yards
  quilting & embroidery. Use a #90/14 metallic needle. Reduce upper tension to "1".
    Monopoly Polyester, clear   2400 yards Clear or with smoke tinit quilting, thread painting. Loosen upper tension. Small needle is OK.
    Nite Lite Polyester, heat resistant  40 wt. 500 yards 1 color Embroidery . Glows all night long, night after night. 6 hour glow time.
    Nite LIte Extra Glow Polyester, heat resistant  30 wt 80 1650 yards 5 solids Quilting and embroidery. Use a #90/14 Schmetz Topstitch needle.Glows all night long, night after night. 5 colors.
    Perfect Quilter Cotton, mercerized ELS 17 wt. (tex 59)   30 variegated 6 solids quilting, machine crochet

 

Use a #100/16 Schmetz Topstitch needle.Reduce upper tension to approx. "2".

    PolyQuilter Polyester 19 wt 500, 2000 36 variegated Good for longarm and short arm quilting
YLI              
    Colours Cotton, Mercerized Egyptian 30/3 400 yd

2000 yd

2 solids, 10 variegated  
    Machine Quilting Solids Cotton, Long Staple Peruvian 40/3 500 2500 yards 25 solids  
    MAchine Quilting Variegated Cotton, Long Staple Peruvian 40/3 500 2500 yards 35 var5egated warning on web site that colors might run
    Quilting Thread Cotton 40/3 1200 yards 24 colors glazed thread best or hand quilting
    Monet Acry;ic/Wool Mixture       Machine Embroidery, gives a softer look
    Success Serger       12 colors Perfect for Olar Fleece
    Silk Silk 1000 on reels   Fine handwork
    Silk Silk 100     Handwork, including applique, machine quilting for very fine details`
    Silk Silk 30      
    Candlelight Metallic   75 125 yards 21 Colors  
    Fine Metallic Metallic     23 colors  
    Wooly Nylon Nylon        
    Lingerie and Bobbin Nylon        
    Wonder Thread Nylon, cleat .004   Clear and smoke tinted  
    Jeans Stitch Polyester 18/3      
    Elite Premium Serger   60/3      
    Perle Cotton     100 yds 44 solid 5 variegated  
Sulky   Cotton 30 Cotton 30      
    Cotton 12 Cotton 12      
    Rayon 30 Rayon 30      
    Rayon 40 Rayon 40      
    Ultratwist Rayon 40     Discontinued, few left
Madeira   Blackcore, FS 20 Polyester, Metallic        
    Polyneon Polyester 40   Over 340 colors  
    Polyneon Polyester 60      
    Cotona Cotton 30      
    Classic 30 Rayon 30      
    Classic 40 Rayon 40      
Aurifil   Mako 50 Cotton 50      
YenMet   Illusion Metallic        
    Twilight Metallic        
DMC   Perle Cotton 12