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Perfection
Quilters and sewists love using our Perfection 50 wt. polyester thread. The color blends into your fabric, keeps seams flat, and as a multifilament polyester thread, is both strong and lint-free! Save 15% at checkout using promo code PERFJUNE.
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These are the threads our customers reach for again and again. We've bundled our most-loved colors and fibers together so you can skip the guesswork and get straight to stitching.
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I love this thread! Smooth stitches with absolutely no lint. Perfect for my longarm machine.
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My joy of quilting is back! This thread doesn't knot or tangle. Excellent quality.
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This is the best quality of thread I have ever used. It doesn't get snarled up as I work and it has never broken on me.
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I love it. It is so easily threaded (I use a #10 needle). It is tangle and knot resistant. It glides thru the fabric so easily. My joy of quilting is back!
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YLI has been my go to hand quilting thread for years. I like the feel of the thread. I love that there is no drag when pulling through the layers of a quilt.
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Introducing Color Wheel: 26 Class 15 prewound bobbins, each precision-wound with 115 yards of lint-free 60 wt. polyester thread. Functional and fun, these bobbins stay securely in place in a handy silicone ring that keeps everything tidy. A wonderful choice for appliqué, EPP, and on-the-go stitching.
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