Thread!

My sewing has come to a halt for want of purple thread!

Why is it that no matter how much thread you have, you never seem to have the one colour you need?
I've gotten to the habit of buying matching thread every time I buy fabric, but my local fabric store has switched from Mölnycke to Coats and since I've only read mixed reviews of this new brand, I'll need to go buy my thread elsewhere now.

Sewing thread is one of the only things I'm brand loyal to, it's Mölnycke or Gütterman all the way for me. I do have a few spools of no-brand thread, but I only use those for basting, and there's no way in heck I'd subject my sewing machine to any of them.
I've thought about switching from polyester to cotton thread, since I try to use as much natural fibers & materials for the rag pets as possible and using artificial fiber to sew doesn't quite fit into that philosophy. And now that I'm having to go elsewhere for my threads, it's the perfect time to do so! :)

Comments

[Holly]

I use a lot of Coats threads for my sewing and I haven't noticed a problem with them yet. They have some nice cotton threads, too.

I so agree with you that, no matter how many threads you have, you'll never have just that right shade! I should do as you do and when I buy a lot of material, just go and buy matching thread.

[Kitty Vane]

It's good to know that you're happy with Coats. Apparently their cotton thread is excellent, but the polyester/dual duty thread isn't.
(My source of information on this: http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa102100a.htm in case you're interested.)

It really does make life a whole lot easier -or at least it makes work progress a lot smoother- to buy thread at the same time as fabric. I learned this the hard way after leaving school and the bottomless supply of sewing thread in all the colours of the rainbow there in. :D