Quilter's Review - Six Brands Of Invisible Thread Compared

Table: Six Invisible Threads Compared

	Coats	Gutermann	No-Name	Sew-Art	Sulky	YLI
Spool/Cone	Large Spool	Small Spool	Cone	Cone	Small Spool	Cone
Clear/Smoke	Smoke	Smoke	Clear	Clear	Clear	Smoke
Color	Slight greenish overcast	Slight gray/green overcast	Slight yellow overcast	Slight silver overcast	White overcast	Gray overcast
Size	Fine	Thick	Fine	Fine	Fine	Very fine
Feel	Slightly stiff	Wiry	Soft	Very soft	Soft	Soft
Unwinds	Very long waves, almost straight	Long, lazy curls	Long, lazy curls	Very long waves, almost straight	Tight curls	Long, lazy curls
Machine threading	Easy	Easy	Easy	Easy	Easy	Easy
Manual threading	Easy	Fairly easy	Easy	Easy	Easiest	Hardest
Spool pin	Horizontal	Vertical	Horizontal	Horizontal	Horizontal	Either
Tension adjustment (applique)	-1	+1	-1	none	none	none
Cap/Mesh	Large cap	Small cap & mesh	Large cap	Large cap	Small cap	Large cap
Invisibility (walking foot)	Best	Better	Good	Best	Better	Good
Invisibility (free-motion foot)	Best	Better	Best	Good	Better	Good