
The zippered bag you see in the next photo holds about half of my thread collection. Now, some people might look at this bag and think/say “Wow, that’s a lot of thread!” No, actually, it isn’t. Not when you think of all the possible colors in the world.
A painter has the ability to mix colors to achieve the specific hue that is needed. A quilter and fiber artist can’t do that with thread. It is what it is.

For hand sewing, I love Mettler. That’s what you see in this bag. If you know me well, you know I love chocolate. If you are trying to get on my good side and are thinking, “I’ll bet Caron would love a piece of chocolate,” think again. Caron would love another color thread. I’m low on browns. Reds. Pinks. Oranges. Yellows. Oh heck, any color will do just fine, thank you!
I know just what you mean LOL!>>Thread makes a marvelous gift. A couple Christmases ago I sent in a large order for DMC embroidery thread to fill out my collection. When the box came I just handed it to my husband and told him I’d done his Christmas shopping for him. He’s used to this sort of thing – I’ve done it for quite a few years now LOL!>>Collecting thread has become a side interest caused by getting the longarm – never would have suspected it. But now I want every color of every thread. And you are right – it is SO expensive! I don’t think I’ll ever give up longarming for others completely as long as it allows me to buy my thread wholesale. It’s so much fun picking new colors.
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Hi Caron,>>I totally understand what you are saying. I use Aurifil 50 for my piecing and bobbin thread for quilting. They are about $10 a cone, but they seem to last a while.
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