Butterfly Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi, I usually use SoFine thread and love it. I can go super fast and it won't break. Recently I tried Rainbows. I had to slow down and didn't like having to do that. Are there any other threads that I can use while still zipping along at a pretty fast pace? Highlights? Isacord? Lava? Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi Jessica I'd try Lava, it was made for quilters with other brands of machine that couldn't use Rainbows. It has similar great colour changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogiquilter Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 You can definitely move pretty quickly with Isacord:) That stuff is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Jessica, don't give up on your Rainbows. Put it away for now and after you've had more time with your machine, pull the rainbows out again and give it a try. I have had a lot of success with Rainbows, even going faster with it I don't get breaks. I'm not sure how fast you are going or how slow you're going. Give it 6 months. Then try it again. So... that's just my thought for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi Jessica, Rainbows is a really nice thread -- you may be able to go fast with it if you try to also be smooth and consistent with your speed and direction, but I think Shana gives good advice. Use the threads that work for you while you get to know your machine and branch out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Isacord is a terrific thread too. Rainbows is very similar in my opinion. I can use both of these threads at the same speed and haven't had trouble with either one. I agree with Shana...put the Rainbows away for a while..then try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Shana's advice is pretty much what I did, and now it's one of my favorite threads. Also, I run several strands of Sewers Aide down the cone before I start using it. The air has been really dry here lately, and that seems to make my Rainbows break more easily. With the Sewers Aide though, I didn't have any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klwheeler Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 I also will say I prefer So Fine! in the top and Bottom Line in the bobbin. I've used King Tut alot, and it seems to sometime break more than it should, but I'm usually going through a fused applique with multiple layers and the top is stiff with fused fabrics. I also tried Rainbows on that but no luck. So Fine! worked well as it was thin and yet, I'll not do another like that! I started quilting with So Fine! and branched off with King Tut, was happy for awhile and came back to So Fine!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 You can be super speedy with Isacord and Glide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Jess, I run Rainbows fast . Did you loosen your tension a bit. Lava is great. The Floraini I sell runs fast and beautiful but is isn't variegated. And it's on sale. Glide is very nice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 I found that if I went up a needle size that helped keep the Rainbows from shredding and breaking. I usually use a 4.0 for all my threads! And I got a six pack of Floriani from Myrna. It's delicious and runs very easy with my Big Baby (Millie)!! I love it!!:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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