Description
Aurifil’s 100% Cotton 28wt/2ply thread comes in all 270 of our Cotton colours and is wound on a grey spool. It is the second heaviest weight thread that we offer and is perfect for double strand cross stitch, blanket stitch, hand applique, hand piecing, hand quilting, bobbin and machine lace, machine quilting, longarm quilting, machine embroidery and lower looper serging.
Aurifil is 100% Egyptian Cotton, grown in the MAKO region of Egypt on the river Nile. When considering the quality of cotton we can make the comparison to that of wine, different geographic areas offer different attributes to the raw material. Aurifil thread is long staple, which refers to the length of the fibers in the raw cotton Boll, the length of the fibers determine the quality of the cotton.
Aurifil Cotton 50wt Uses:
- Double Strand Cross Stitch
- Blanket stitch
- Hand applique
- Hand piecing
- Hand quilting
- Bobbin and machine lace
- Machine quilting
- Machine embroidery
- Lower looper serging
- Textured longarm quilting
Needle Recommendations:
- 90/14 Topstitch
- Quilting
- Denim needles (50wt in the bobbin)
- 4.0 Longarm needles (50wt in the bobbin)
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Please note: Due to the differences in computer monitors and internet browsers, the colors displayed should be used only as guides. Please understand the actual color may vary from what is displayed on your monitor. Threads should always be matched to the appropriate color number.