All About Thread

Serger Thread

Serger thread is made of the same fibers as conventional thread; but is specially designed for high-speed sewing. It's finer in size than all-purpose thread because more strands are used to form the stitch. The finer size allows for less seam bulk. Use all-purpose thread in the needle and serger thread in the loopers for a professional look. Try one of these serger threads on your next project.

• Wooly Nylon
• Nylon
• 100% Cotton
• Lint-Free Polyester
• Metallic
• Rayon

Organize Your Thread

Keep your thread organized so you can find it easily when you need it. Store thread away from direct sunlight so it won't fade.

A spool rack keeps spools in place and easily visible.

Thread trays allow for thread and other supplies to be conveniently stored next to each other.

Resources "All About Sewing Threads: Numbers, Types, Costs and Quality" published by Wildly Wonderful Wearables: www.wwwearables.com/savvy/thread.htm.

"Is There a Difference in Threads? You Be the Judge" published by About.com: http://sewing.about.com/library/ weekly/aa102100a.htm.

"Learning to Love Specialty Threads" by Robert Purcell of Superior Threads, published by About.com: http://sewing.about.com/library/ weekly/blsuperior.htm.

"Specialized Serger Threads" published by Fabricland West: www.fabriclandwest.com/Notion_basics/ MontlyNotionFeatures/tying_it_all_together.htm.

Sources American & Efird, www.amefird.com, (800) 453-5128 or (704) 827-4311, provided the lavender mercerized cotton and pink-stripe trilobal polyester thread.

Horn of America, www.hornofamerica.com, (800) 882- 8845, provided the thread tray image.

June Tailor, www.junetailor.com, (800) 844-5400 or (262) 644-5288, provided the spool rack image.

Madeira, www.madeirausa.com, (800) 225-3001 or (603) 528-2944, provided the pink and green metallic, neon blue and pink polyester, and royal blue and forest green rayon thread.

Sulky of America, www.sulky.com, (800) 874-4115, provided the green stripe mercerized cotton and neon-green polyester thread.

Superior Threads, www.superiorthreads.com, (800) 499-1777 or (435) 652-1867, provided the gold metallic, light blue and rainbow trilobal polyester, and lint-free magenta thread.

Thread Art, www.threadart.com, (800) 504-6867 or (281) 373-5058, provided the red rayon and the beige and green silk thread.

YLI, www.ylicorp.com, (803) 985-3100, provided the multicolor mercerized cotton, pink silk thread and the black/ silver Wooly Nylon thread.

From the June 2006 issue of Sew News magazine.