PDF Catalog - Superior Threads

What 

Makes Us 

Superior?

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Three-in-One 

Superior Snippers 

•Snippers 

•Seam Ripper 

•Awl 

•The ergonomic handle 

design prevents fatigue. 

•The sharp blades can 

clip the threads flush 

with the fabric. 

•The curved tip easily 

picks up the thread, 

preventing damage 

to the fabric. 

•Can be used as an awl. 

www.superiorthreads.com

Table of Contents 

What the Experts Say 4 

Vanish-Extra 16 

Vanish-Lite 16 

NiteLite ExtraGlow 16 

SunBurst 17 

Charlotte’s Fusible Web 17 

MonoPoly 18 

Dissolve / Dissolve 4x 18 

Frosted Donut 19 

SuperBOBs 19 

Art Studio Colors 20 

The Bottom Line 22 

Glitter 24 

Halo 26 

Highlights 28 

Kimono Silk 30 

King Tut 34 

LAVA 40 

Living Colors 42 

Silk Thread VARIETY 43 

Magnifico 44 

MasterPiece 52 

Texture Magic 55 

Metallic 56 

Nature Colors 58 

OMNI 60 

Superior Needles 67 

Poly Quilter 68 

Polyarn 70 

Rainbows 72 

Razzle Dazzle 74 

Superior Silk Ribbon 76 

So Fine! 50 78 



Treasure 88 

Thread Selection Guide 90 

Superior Thread Holder 93 

Top Thread Tension Adjustment 94 

Troubleshooting Guide 96 

Home Machine Thread Reference 98 

Longarm Thread Reference 100 

Quick Start Guide 102 

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Libby Lehman 

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“Their threads are wonderful 

to use and sew beautifully” 

It is my honor to recommend Superior 

Threads. I have been doing business 

with the company for several years and 

cannot overstate what a pleasure it has 

been. When I considered what made them 

so outstanding, there were many different 

aspects: 

The company. They are extremely ethical 

and stand behind their products. 

Commitment to excellence. Superior strives 

to deliver the best quality threads possible. If a problem ever occurs, 

they immediately acknowledge and correct it. Their threads 

are wonderful to use and sew beautifully. 

Prompt service. They are diligent in responding to inquiries. 

Cognizance of their customer base and their market. Superior 

Threads actually listens to their customers and responds by delivering 

what they want. Their factories have a short turnaround and 

are able to deliver new product quickly. They actively seek input 

from their customers and then pay attention to it. 

Product development. Superior Threads works diligently to keep 

up with current trends and to be in the forefront when something 

new is about to surface. 

The reasons I can recommend Superior Threads is that they share 

so many of the things I love. It is a topnotch, quality company 

with topnotch, quality people. 

Sincerely, 

Libby Lehman

“I fell in Love with MasterPiece TM 

and Superior Threads” 

It is my privilege and pleasure to be 

associated with Superior Threads, whose 

reputation throughout the sewing and 

quilting community is that of excellence. 

They are known for their business integrity, 

quality of product, and excellent customer 

care. Superior Threads sincerely believes 

in education and is dedicated to providing 

the best products and product knowledge to 

today’s consumer. I applaud their attention 

to our needs. 

MasterPiece TM is a #50/3-ply extra-long staple Egyptian-grown cotton 

that is ideal for today’s quilter. It is fine and smooth and a delight 

to work with. It is wonderful for piecing, quilting, and also in the 

bobbin. Accuracy when piecing becomes instantly enhanced because 

MasterPiece TM creates a very smooth, flat, and even seam which does 

not add any bulk. A flatter seam is especially important when sewing 

together blocks that contain many points. 

For machine quilting, MasterPiece TM softly blends into the quilt layers, 

enhancing the quilting designs we have grown to love. When used in 

the bobbin, due to its fine, smooth quality, I’m surprised at how much 

thread I can load onto the bobbin. 

With 75 wonderful colors available, MasterPiece TM is perfect for both 

machine and hand appliqué. An extra-long staple Egyptian-grown 

cotton means very low lint and the strongest cotton thread available. 

This results in a cleaner sewing machine, less breakage, less frustration, 

and less down time. With all these benefits, it could easily be called 

nature’s finest thread. 

Having quilted for several decades and sewing since I was a child, I 

have had the opportunity to work with many different threads. I have 

fallen in love with both MasterPiece TM and the company which created 

it, Superior Threads. MasterPiece TM is truly the masterpiece of quality 

and the name Superior says it all. 

Sincerely, 

aLex anderson 

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hoLLis ChateLain 

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“Superior Threads keeps up with 

the trends in the quilting world” 

Why do I like Superior Threads? 

They are very clean and smooth 

threads that don’t mess up my 

machine. They don’t break. They blend 

wonderfully with the fabric. Also, I don’t 

have tension problems with them and 

they feed well off of the spools. 

I was pleased with the products Superior 

Threads sent me. Soon after, they asked 

if I would be interested in designing a new 

line of threads with colors that I had not 

been able to find on the market. Within 

five months, the new line of thread called Living Colors, was on 

the market. That was totally impressive. I have just completed designing 

my next line of thread, called Nature Colors, with Superior 

Threads. This set contains 50 beautiful colors found in nature and 

are designed for art quilting and embroidery. 

Superior Threads has been easy to work with and has been patient 

with me asking for new types and colors of threads. They were 

very clear in stating that Superior will not put a new product on 

the market until it has been thoroughly tested and is of “superior” 

quality. 

Something else I like about Superior Threads is that if anyone has 

a problem with the way the thread feeds through the machine, 

breaking, or whatever else can go wrong while sewing, they can 

call the company and immediately talk with someone who can and 

will help with the problem. 

Thread companies, in my experience, have not been easy to work 

with, so it is wonderful to find a company that not only makes a 

great product, but knows about threads, listens to customers, is 

open and willing to develop new products in a timely manner, and 

keeps up with the trends in the quilting world. 

Sincerely, 

Hollis Chatelain

“The colors are gorgeous” 

I 

was first introduced to Rainbows trilobal 

polyester threads in 2002. At 

that time, I was already using a 40 wt. 

polyester topstitching thread for most of 

my quilting. Although I couldn’t imagine 

finding a better thread at the time, I discovered 

that Superior’s trilobal polyester 

is even stronger than the thread I was using. 

The quality is consistent, the colors 

are gorgeous, and the thread runs through 

a standard size needle. In the past, I seldom 

used variegated threads because the 

wide range of values in a single strand often caused unwanted 

visual breaks in a quilting pattern. Rainbows has beautiful color 

variation without the large jumps in value. This allows a pattern 

to flow unbroken, even while the colors change. 

I’m also in love with the lightweight Bottom Line threads. You can 

get much more thread on a single bobbin and it doesn’t build up a 

lot of bulk or leave big knots on the back of the quilt. This thread 

is also great for quilting on the top when I don’t want the thread 

to show very much. I also use The Bottom Line when I’m doing 

machine appliqué because it leaves a very lightweight line around 

the appliqué and doesn’t build up around the edge. 

Superior’s monofilament, MonoPoly, is the best. Although I use 

lots of invisible thread in my piecing, I have always had a love/ 

hate relationship with it because it broke so often. When I got my 

first spool of MonoPoly, I had a major deadline to complete a quilt. 

The whole thing was quilted with MonoPoly at full speed on my 

machine and the thread never broke. It’s a miracle!!! 

Thanks for making this wonderful thread available. 

Sincerely, 

Caryl Bryer Fallert 

Bryerpatch Studio 

CaryL bryer FaLLert 

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mariLyn badger 

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“Superior Threads has an extensive 

selection of high quality thread” 

Professional longarm quilting machines 

have considerably more 

power than a home sewing machine. 

Therefore the thread we use must 

be of high quality to avoid problems with 

breakage and shredding. Strength is 

one of the reasons why I love Superior 

Threads. With the one-inch variegations 

and dazzling selection of colors, the 

colors in the Rainbows line have always 

been my favorite. 

I was delighted when asked to design ten 

new color combinations within the Rainbows line for my Color 

Concepts by Marilyn Badger collection. Because these particular 

colors have no high and low contrasts, they blend well with any 

fabric. Superior Threads also has a solid line of thread, Highlights, 

all color-coordinated with colors in the Rainbows collection. 

These solid colors are made of the same high quality trilobal 

polyester and have a beautiful sheen to them. I use a coordinating 

color of Highlights or The Bottom Line in the bobbin. 

When making a sparkling reversible thread garment, I recommend 

using Superior’s decorative Halo thread in the bobbin with 

the Rainbows Color Concepts in the top. The result is stunning! 

Superior’s Dissolve 4x heavy duty water soluble stabilizer is a 

fabulous product for such projects. 

The extensive selection of high quality thread offered by Superior 

Threads has made a very positive contribution to my endeavors 

as a professional longarm machine quilter and educator. 

Sincerely, 

Marilyn Badger

“Imagine a thread with the look and 

feel of cotton, but without the lint” 

Imagine a thread with the look and feel 

of cotton, but without the lint. That’s 

exactly what So Fine! is – an extra 

soft #50/3-ply polyester thread that is 

etched in order to give it the look and feel 

of cotton thread. With the look of cotton 

and the strength of poly, this thread allows 

us to quilt without all the lint and thread 

breaks we would get with a similar size 

cotton thread. The range of colors blend 

beautifully into the fabric, showing off 

your stitching. It was important to me to 

learn that Superior’s spools are designed to 

spin freely on the machine so there is no friction or drag to interfere 

with the top thread tension. This is a great thread that comes on 

3,280 yd. cones and on smaller 550 yd. machine-friendly spools. 

For machine basting, nothing works as well as Vanish-Extra by 

Superior. Vanish-Extra has enough strength to use in top and 

bobbin of your machine and it still disappears like magic when 

moistened. I use Vanish-Extra basting thread whenever I have 

a difficult machine quilting design that requires scrolling on my 

frame or when I want to make my hand quilting projects totally 

portable and need a basting job that will eliminate the need for a 

frame of any kind. 

The folks at Superior are always willing to listen to suggestions 

and make every effort to satisfy quilters’ needs at every level, from 

individual artist to professional quilter. 

Sincerely, 

John Flynn 

John FLynn 9

sue niCkeLs 

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“Superior Threads work beautifully 

for machine appliqué” 

I love machine quilting using cotton 

threads. My style is an updated traditional 

approach to machine quilting. The new 

King Tut Quilting Thread tone-on-tone 

variegated thread line is the perfect choice 

to achieve a traditional look, with a touch 

of subtle shading to give more interest 

and texture to the finished project. 

I have always loved the quality of Superior 

Threads. I have incorporated them into 

my quilts whenever possible. I was very excited to help design 

wonderful tone-on-tone colors within the new King Tut Quilting 

Thread line. 

My favorite things about this new line are: 

• It is the very finest quality. King Tut Quilting Thread is an extralong 

staple Egyptian-grown cotton. This quality results in much 

less lint buildup. Lint is usually a problem with cotton threads, but 

not with this one. 

• King Tut’s subtle variegations are about one inch apart, which 

creates a beautiful look, especially when used for background 

quilting. The subtle shading also works well for re-stitched areas 

on traditional designs such as feathers. 

• It is a very soft thread and lies very nicely on the fabric surface. 

• It threads easily and is amazingly strong. 

I also love to machine appliqué and this thread works beautifully to 

stitch along the edge of many appliqué projects. The subtle shadings 

look gorgeous in accent appliqué. 

When teaching machine quilting, I tell my students the most important 

decision they will make is what thread to use. King Tut 

Quilting Thread will give quilters who are looking for cotton thread 

a perfect product to achieve that traditional look with a unique 

touch! This is a wonderful combination -- a great quality product 

and a great company to work with. 

Sincerely, 

Sue Nickels

“The people at Superior are truly 

professionals in their field” 

After many years creating pictorial quilts 

and using hand appliqué, I now tend to 

do more machine work. Over the years, I 

have built an extensive thread collection 

to enable the processes I use, and products 

from Superior Threads have now come to 

the forefront of that collection. 

The people at Superior are truly professionals 

in their field. They are well acquainted 

with the “physics” of thread 

and have helped me work through any 

problems and questions I have had. They 

have educated me about how thread is created, the purposes for 

which each thread is suited, and where it will best perform. I love 

the range of size, colors and characteristics of the threads Superior 

has produced and how they allow for wide variety in my work. 

One of my favorite threads is Superior Metallic. I can do heavy 

embroideries with this thread and get fantastic results. I can make 

pieces that are as gloriously gaudy or strikingly simple as I want. 

I have made metallic embroideries that are dense with thread but 

yet are surprisingly supple. 

And now, at my request, they have brought a new thread into 

their line. Charlotte’s Fusible Web is a Superior fusible thread. I 

have been using fusible thread for many years and for a variety 

of purposes. I thought I knew all there was to know about the 

thread. But the staff at Superior Threads passed their knowledge 

along to me about the varying qualities of many brands of fusible 

threads available. I’m confident that Superior Threads’ Charlotte’s 

Fusible Web will be the best fusible thread on the market and will 

give a light bond with great adhesion. Please look for ways to use 

Charlotte’s Fusible Web on their web site. 

Sincerely, 

Charlotte Warr Andersen 

CharLotte Warr andersen 11

etty Cotton 

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“Nothing compares to 

King Tut Quilting Thread” 

In my method of quilting, the threads, 

needles and decorative stitches are 

extremely important. My procedure, 

The Cotton Theory TM , gives you reversible 

quilts with a new dimension without any 

handwork. To add a spark to the backside 

of my quilt, I simply wind my bobbins with 

Superior’s Halo thread. Halo has some 

metallic content, so it adds a nice glimmer 

to the color of your choice. In addition 

to the solid colors of Halo, I love the 

variegated Halo colors because they tie all 

my colors together and add sparkle. The backside of my quilts look 

as beautiful as the front. And that’s important because the quilts are 

all reversible. 

In my Cotton Theory quilting projects, pieces are layered and quilted 

first before assembly. I often use cotton thread in all aspects of my 

quilt construction, including piecing, quilting, topstitching, applique, 

and embroidery. King Tut Quilting Thread, produced by Superior 

Threads, lies smoothly when creating quilted embroidery. The subtle 

color changes in the variegated thread blend well and tie the fabric 

colors together. 

I’ve used about every thread in the marketplace, and nothing really 

compares to King Tut thread. It is smooth and strong, and with 

hardly any lint. 

Customer service is No. 1 with Heather and Bob Purcell of Superior 

Threads. I asked, and they delivered. Thank you, Superior Threads, 

for listening to my needs and creating the deep jewel tones in my 

Cottage Colors collection of King Tut threads. These Cottage Colors 

blend well with the fabrics I use in Cotton Theory quilting projects. 

Cotton Theory quilts are reversible, so it’s important to have a goodquality 

thread in my sewing machine’s bobbin as well as on top. 

King Tut thread is the perfect choice. 

Strength, smoothness, subtle one-inch color changes, and lack of 

lint are the four main reasons I love to use King Tut thread. 

Sincerely, 

Betty Cotton

“Often a particular thread will become the 

source of inspiration for a particular design” 

In the contemporary world of sewing 

and quilting, threads no longer take a 

back seat. In the past, fabrics dictated 

the direction of a sewing project. This is no 

longer the case. Often a particular thread 

will become the source of inspiration for a 

particular design. No one knows this better 

than Superior Threads. They have become 

the innovators in providing quality threads 

for quilters and embroiderers worldwide. 

Their success has been based on the fact that they listen to the 

requests of the consumer and respond by producing beautiful, 

unique, dependable, and very practical threads. They recently 

worked with me to introduce a new thread called Razzle Dazzle by 

Ricky Tims. It is a heavier embellishment thread made of polyester 

and metallic that is perfect for bobbin embroidery and even bobbin 

quilting. It is soft and pliable, not bristly or stiff like other threads 

I’ve used. The variety of colors are stunning and the metallic finish 

provides that extra spark to make your sewing projects dazzling! 

Many thanks to Superior Threads for creating and driving the 

market for wonderful products. 

Sincerely, 

Ricky Tims 

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Linda Jenkins & beCky goLdsmith 

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“The Frostings bobbin sets are 

compact and light – perfect for 

an appliquer on the go” 

MasterPiece 

thread by 

Superior truly 

is a superior thread 

for hand applique. 

This extra-long staple 

Egyptian-grown 

3-ply cotton thread is 

fine enough to make 

invisible stitches. It is 

strong enough to hold 

your applique firmly 

in place. We also use 

MasterPiece in our 

piecing and machine quilting. We love the way the quilting stitches 

sink into the quilt. 

It might come as a surprise to you that we do not use silk thread. 

We advocate using thread that has the same fiber content as the 

fabric we are sewing because we believe that, from a conservation 

standpoint, this makes sense. We always use cotton thread when 

sewing cotton fabric. 

MasterPiece comes in a wide array of colors and that is important to 

hand appliquers. We need small amounts of many colors of thread, 

rather than big spools of just a few colors. Superior Threads worked 

with us to bring you just that – 72 luscious colors prewound on 

bobbins that each hold 82 yards of thread! 

There is no longer any need to carry big spools of thread with you 

everywhere. The Frostings bobbin sets are compact and light – 

perfect for an appliquer on the go. The reusable plastic package that 

comes with each bobbin set is designed to be easy to open and close. 

A needle and some pins fit neatly in the package with the bobbins 

and can be carried with you anywhere. 

We do love MasterPiece thread – and the Frostings bobbin sets - and 

we know you will too! 

Sincerely, 

Becky Goldsmith 

Linda Jenkins 

Piece O’ Cake Designs

“I was fortunate to have 

discovered Superior Threads...” 

I 

believe that quilting is an amazing 

form of art! The quilt is our canvas, 

the needle is our paintbrush, and the 

thread is our medium. I am awe inspired 

by the creations of the many thread artists 

in this industry. Superior Threads facilitate 

these works with their dazzling array of 

threads that are both beautiful to the eye 

and optimal in quality. I was fortunate 

to have discovered Superior Threads at 

the beginning of my quilting journey and 

have seen amazing growth and diversification in their products. 

I am continually amazed at the innovations presented to thread 

lovers like me by Superior Threads, as well as the educational 

support that is merely a phone call away should problems arise. 

I 

was honored to be involved with Superior Threads in the 

creation of their Kimono Silk line. The fine weight of this 

thread allows me to showcase my quilting without thread 

build-up and obvious back-tracking. It is very easy to use and 

glides through my quilts beautifully without breakage issues. Its 

luster is absolutely perfect for all of my projects from wearable art 

to traditional and art quilts! I also use this thread in my machine 

and hand appliqué work. The fine weight is pertinent to creating 

the obscure and virtually invisible stitches that I desire in my 

appliqué. The stunning assortment of colors combined with the 

superior quality of this thread will end every thread artist’s journey 

for the perfect silk thread! 

Sincerely, 

Gina Perkes 

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• Water soluble thread 

• For basting and trapunto 

• Soak to dissolve 

• For use on longarm machines 

* Available in 200 yds. & 1,500 yds. 

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• Water soluble thread 

• For basting and trapunto 

• Spritz to dissolve 

• For use on home machines 

* Available in 300 yds. & 2,000 yds. 

Six colors available on 80 yd. spools & 1,000 yd. cones 

40 wt. polyester glow-in-the-dark thread 

PASTEL BLUE 

PASTEL PURPLE 

PASTEL GREEN 

WHITE 

PASTEL PINK 

PASTEL YELLOW

SunBurst is sunlight-activated color changing thread. Indoors the thread 

is white. Expose it to sunlight and it instantly changes to color. Go back 

inside and the color changes back to white. 

Available on 200 yd. spools and 3,300 yd. cones 

BLUE 

PEACH 

GREEN 

MAGENTA 

PINK 

PURPLE 

Technology by SolarActive® International 

TM 

ORANGE 

YELLOW 

115 yd. spool 

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Perfect for Embroidery and Quilting 

40 wt. High-Sheen Trilobal Polyester • 500 yd. Spools • 36 Colors 

HigH Desert 

aS101 Yuma Yellow aS102 Painted orange aS103 Kalahari duneS aS104 araBian Sand aS105 moaB aS106 Salt FlatS 

AS108 Baja midnight mojave mauve 

AS107 amargoSa mint Sonora Sage AS109 goBi green AS110 great BaSin Blue AS111 AS112

ain Forest 

vine green 

aS206 

congo lime 

aS205 

Scarlet macaw 

aS204 

toucan orange 

aS203 

amazon amBer 

aS202 

Yucatan gold 

aS201 

PurPle Parrot 

AS212 

Panama PurPle 

AS211 

Borneo Blue 

AS210 

waterFall 

AS209 

aztecturquoiSe 

AS208 

jungle green 

AS207 

Flower garDen 

azure SKY 

aS306 

waterlilY 

aS305 

juniPer 

aS304 

Fern green 

aS303 

new BamBoo 

aS302 

SPring leaF 

aS301 

Petunia PinK 

AS312 

magnolia 

AS311 

PurPle PanSY 

AS310 

dutch iriS 

AS309 

lilac 

AS308 

BlueBell 

AS307 

PRECISION 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #90/14. 

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TM 

Super 

• 55 wonderful colors 

• 60 wt. extra smooth lint-free polyester 

• Available in 1,420 yd. spools, 3,000 yd. cones, and prewound 

• Ideal for hand and machine applique, quilting, embroidery, stitch-in-the-ditch, 

bobbin thread, trapunto, binding, lace making, heirloom sewing, serger thread, 

and garment construction 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #70/10 or #80/12. Longarm machines: #14 (MR 3.0) 

**603 Red **604 Dark Pink **605 

Light Pink 

Gold 

**602 

Yellow 

**601 

Light Blue 

**610 

Dark Blue 

**609 

Periwinkle 

**608 

Light Purple 

**607 

Dark Purple 

**606 

Peach 

615 

Light Green 

**614 

Sage 

**613 

Green 

**612 

Turquoise 

**611

Cream 

**620 

Tan 

**619 

Medium Brown 

**618 

Taupe 

**617 

Copper 

**616 

Black 

**625 

Natural White 

**624 

Silver 

**623 

Gray 

**622 

Lace White 

**621 

Magenta 

630 

626 Plumber **627 

Bright Red **628 

Baby Pink **629 

Rose 

Medium Blue 

**635 

Baby Blue 

**634 

Light Turquoise 

**633 

Light Periwinkle 

**632 

Deep Purple 

631 

Light Yellow 

**640 

Bright Orange 

**639 

Tangerine 

638 

Blush 

637 

Bright Blue 

**636 

Bright Green 

**645 

Lime Green 

**644 

Dark Green 

643 

Amber 

642 

Bright Yellow 

**641 

Champagne 

**650 

Dark Gray 

**649 

Dark Brown 

**648 

Dark Sage 

**647 

Hot Pink 

646 

Off White 

**655 

Oatmeal 

**654 

Beach 

**653 

Statue 

**652 

Ivory 

**651 

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• Hologram effect adds sparkle and dimension 

• Metallized polyester 

• Washer, dryer, and iron safe 

• 400 yd. spools available in 24 dazzling colors 

• Ideal for embroidery, quilting, and appliqué 

201 Gold 104 24 Karat 105 Gucci Gold 103 Bronze 111 Pearl 112 Peacock

202 Silver 109 Steel 207 Midnight 135 Blue Hawaii 206 Blue 133 Cobalt 

203 Pink 113 Coral Pink 110 Fuchsia 208 Lilac 106 Orchid 101 Light Purple 

204 Red 130 Ruby 108 Atlantis 131 Irish 205 Green 114 Rainbow 

PRECISION 

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Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #90/14. Longarm machines: #19 or #21 

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• For decorative bobbin work, couching, and serging 

• Metallic and polyester blend 

• Colorfast and washer safe 

• 550 yd. cones 

• 36 Colors 

362 Spring Mix 363 Maui 361 Celebration 370 Plum Crazy 369 Fiesta 365 Holiday Gold 

367 Autumn Mix 364 Soft Sunset 368 Gold Coast 366 Tuxedo 399 Black Hills Gold 299 Jet Black Silver

331 Champagne 

701 Soft Gold 704 Sour Lime 334 Fool's Gold 356 Goldilocks 

Snowfall 

390 

325 Periwinkle 711 Turquoise Gold 712 Midnight Gold 388 Midnight Silver 706 Mauve Sparkle 

757 Sparkling Gray 

Emerald Sparkle 

763 

341 Aqua Ice 761 Teal Sparkle 

372 Strawberry Parfait 756 Lilac Sparkle 755 Bluebell 

Peach Sherbet 

373 

707 Raspberry Delight 210 Cinnamon 709 Fire 

760 Cranberry Sparkle 377 Real Red 

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TM 

• 40 wt. high-sheen trilobal polyester 

• Ideal for embroidery and quilting 

• Available on 500 yd. spools and 2,000 yd. cones 

• Colorfast 

• 39 Colors 

Sage 

706 

Salmon 

705 

Swiss Chocolate 

704 

Camel 

703 

701 Imperial Purple 702 Peacock 

712 Burnt Orange 

Emerald 

711 

Black 

710 

Turquoise 

709 

Fresh Lime 

708 

Lemon Ice 

707

Orchid 

718 

714 Grape 715 True Blue 716 Azalea 717 Wedgewood 

Sunshine 

713 

Santa Red 

724 

720 Bright Olive 721 Festive Red 722Forest Green 723 Sapphire 

Pink Tulip 

719 

Grape Jelly 

*732 

*731 Groovy Green 

Silver 

*730 

Gold 

728 

Burgundy 

727 

Neon Orange 

*726 

Beige 

795 

Chocolate Pudding 

*794 

Mulberries 

*755 

Linderella Pink 

*754 

Neon Pink 

*741 

Greener Grass 

*735 

PRECISION 

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* AvAILABLE ONLY ON 2,000 Yd. CONES 

Brilliant White 

798 

White 

797 

Cream 

*796 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #90/14. Longarm machines: #18 or #19 (MR 4.0) 

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#301-#340 

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Kimono Silk is the finest filament silk available from Superior Threads. Ideal for hand appliqué 

and invisible machine appliqué. This #100 silk disappears, hiding stitches and allowing the 

fabric to lie flat. Perfect curves and points at last! 

Kimono Silk #100 is excellent for fine detail quilting, adding a lustrous sheen, whether on a 

longarm or a domestic sewing machine with 80 great colors to choose from including 

"Modern Moods" by Gina Perkes, a collection of special up-to-date colors. 

#100 fine filament silk • Available in 220 yd. spools and 1,090 yd. mini-cones 

80 colors available in both sizes • Including "Modern Moods" color collection by Gina Perkes 

Adds lustrous sheen • Perfect for fine quilting and appliqué 

301 Ichiban 302 

Origami 303 Rising Sun 304 Golden Pavilion 305 Maui Sand 

306 Buttercup 307 Tuscan Sun 308 

Rickshaw 309 Cherry Blossom 310 

Hello Kitty

311 Grandma's Kisses 312 Prickly Pear Purple 313 Ginger Flower 314 

Pagoda 315 Sedona Sunrise 

316 Lego Brick 317 

Orenji 318 

Geisha 319 

Hezza 320 

Mildred 

321 Tokyo Rose 322 Raspberry Truffle 323 

Obi-One 324 

Twilight 325 Plum Sauce 

326 Lady Longhorn 327 

Princess 328 Payson Purple 329 

Emperor 330 Purple Susan 

331 Samurai 332 Imperial Blue 333 Dripping Springs 334 Baby Jonathan 335 

Monsoon 

336 Tsunami 337 

Sumo 338 Mom's Smiling Eyes 339 Rondon Blue 340 Bullet Train 

Recommended needle: 

Home machines: Superior Topstitch #70/10 or #80/12. Longarm machines: #14 (MR 3.0) 

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CERTIFIED 

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#341-#380 

32 

341 Misty Mountains 342 Glacier Ice 343 

Okinawa 344 Fossil Creek 345 

Kyoto 

346 Sensei 347 Mermaid Wishes 348 

Osaka 349 Godzilla Green 350 Bonsai Tree 

351 Midori 352 

Tea Time 353 

Wasabi 354 Lime Ricci 355 Mossy Oak

356 Minto 357 New Bamboo 358 

Saguaro 359 

Mori 360 Garden Green 

361 Seaweed 362 Coues Deer 363 Dilly Bear Brown 364 Mississippi Mud 365 

Sesame 

366 Chopsticks 367 

Meiji 368 

Mt. Fuji 369 Lincoln Log 370 

Teriyaki 

371 Chokko 372 

Hibachi 373 White Rice 374 

Mikimoto 375 

Zen Zen 

376 Ramen 377 

Ginza 378 African Gray 379 Castle Gray 380 

Black Belt 

Recommended needle: 

Home machines: Superior Topstitch #70/10 or #80/12. Longarm machines: #14 (MR 3.0) 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

33

#900-#949 

34 

• #40/3-ply Extra-long staple Egyptian-grown cotton 

• Nature's finest thread 

• One-inch precise color change 

by Sue Nickels 

• 500 yd. & 2,000 yd. spools 

• Including *Tone-on-Tones TM 

• 133 Colors 

Mirage 

*904 

Lapis Lazuli 

*903 

Stone Age 

*902 

Nefertiti 

901 

Sinai 

900 

Egypsy Rose 

*909 

Valley of the Kings 

*908 

Aswan 

907 

Autumn Days 

906 

Baby Blanket 

905 

Ramses Red 

914 

Jewel of the Nile 

913 

Saint George 

912 

Flower Pot 

∆911 

Bullrushes 

910

Freedom 

919 

Joseph’s Coat 

918 

Pharaoh Tales 

917 

Mummy’s Dearest 

916 

Suez 

915 

Limestone 

924 

Fahl Green 

923 

Harem 

922 

Cleopatra 

921 

Sands of Time 

*920 

Chariot of Fire 

929 

Baby Moses 

928 

De Nile 

927 

Red Sea 

*926 

Caravan 

925 

Nile Delta 

934 

Hieroglyphs 

933 

Cairo 

932 

Passion Fruit 

931 

Thebes 

930 

Heather 

∆939 

Luxorious 

938 

Tiny Tuts 

937 

Pharaoh’s Treasures 

936 

Arabian Nights 

935 

Valley of the Queens 

944 

Nile Crocodile 

943 

Wisteria Lane 

∆942 

Old Giza 

941 

ELS Cotton Candy 

940 

Brandywine 

∆949 

Crushed Grapes 

*948 

Egyptian Princess 

*947 

Rubiyah 

*946 

Cinnaberry 

∆945 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #90/14. Longarm machines: #18 (MR 4.0) 

35

#950-#999 

36 

• Including Tone-on-Tones by Sue Nickels* 

and Cottage Colors by Betty Cotton∆ • #40/3-ply Extra-long staple Egyptian-grown cotton 

• Nature's finest thread available in 133 colors 


• Available on 500 yd. spools & 2,000 yd. cones 

Shifting Sands 

954 

Lobelia 

∆953 

Wild Rose 

∆952 

Brooklet 

∆951 

Berry Patch 

∆950 

Angel Lavender 

959 

Angel Green 

958 

Angel Yellow 

957 

Angel Pink 

956 

Sunflowers 

∆955 

Asher Blue 

964 

Angel Teal 

963 

Pumice 

962 

Canaan 

961 

Morning Sky 

960

Date Palm 

969 

Fig 

968 

Basket 

967 

Sandstorm 

966 

Sheaves 

965 

Bedouin 

974 

Flax 

973 

Papyrus 

972 

White Linen 

971 

Chalice 

970 

Obsidian 

979 

Rosetta Stone 

978 

Ebony 

977 

Olde Golde 

976 

Reed 

975 

Pyramids 

*984 

Cedars 

*983 

Sunstone 

*982 

Cobra 

981 

Riverbank 

980 

Malachite 

*989 

Oasis 

*988 

English Ivy 

∆987 

Alexandria 

986 

Shekels 

*985 

Karnak 

994 

Temple 

993 

Pine Cone 

∆992 

Sahara Shadows 

991 

Green Olives 

*990 

Desert Wind 

999 

Signet Ring 

998 

Alabaster 

*997 

Sphinx 

*996 

Sahara Desert 

*995 


37

#1000-#1032 

38 


• Nature's finest thread available in 133 colors 


• Available on 500 yd. spools & 2,000 yd. cones 

Cheery Red 

1004 

Glowing Embers 

1003 

Holly and Ivy 

1002 

St. Nick 

1001 

Romy Red 

1000 

Jalapeno 

1009 

Avocado 

1008 

Olive Branch 

1007 

Dill 

1006 

Lemon Grass 

1005 

Orange Zest 

1014 

Butternut 

1013 

Barley Sugar 

1012 

Raffia 

1011 

Oregano 

1010

Taffeta 

1019 

Petal Pink 

1018 

Brazil Nut 

1017 

Cinnamon 

1016 

Irish Setter 

1015 

Chinese Jade 

1024 

Mint Julep 

1023 

Emily 

1022 

Amish Red 

1021 

Raspberry Ripple 

1020 

Antigua 

1029 

Silver Bullet 

1028 

Pewter 

1027 

Equinox 

1026 

Rainy Days 

1025 

In the Navy 

1032 

Edwardian Blue 

1031 

Aegean Sea 

1030 


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40 

• 39 wonderful variegated colors with a one-inch color change 

• 35 wt. strong, lint-free polyester 

• Ideal for machine quilting 

• Specially designed for high-speed and computer-guided quilting 

• Available on 2,000 yd. cones 

Caldera 

205 

Red Hot 

204 

Sunrise 

203 

Sunset 

202 

Lava Lava 

201 

Kukui Nut 

212 

Fuji 

211 

Coconut 

210 

Roseberry 

207 

Hot Coals 

206

Sand Bar 

217 

Ash 

216 

Diamond Head 

215 

Sandy Beach 

214 

Lanai 

213 

Deep Sea 

224 

Kona 

223 

Mauna Loa 

222 

Tiki 

221 

Mariana 

220 

Kilauea 

240 

Lush 

233 

Koko Crater 

232 

Palm Tree 

231 

Fern Grotto 

230 

Bora Bora 

245 

Volcano 

244 

Black Sand 

243 

Fireworks 

242 

Vesuvius 

241 

Hula Dance 

281 

Cambree 

280 

Pompeii 

248 

Colorburst 

247 

Krakatoa 

246 

Andes 

285 

Choco Cherry 

284 

Soft Breeze 

283 

Mother of Pearl 

282 


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Art Quilt Colors By Hollis Chatelain 

501 Pale Pink 502 Peach Blossom 503 Blush 504 Light Pink 505 Medium Pink 

Living Colors is a 40 wt. 

trilobal polyester, unique in 

its softness, high sheen, and 

color range. 

506 Apricot 507 Gold 508 Salmon 509 Melon 510 Paprika 

511 Light Mauve 512 Rouge 513 Victorian Rose 514 Scarlet 515 Raspberry 

• Quilting, thread painting, 

or embroidery. 

• Available in 25 colors on 

500 yd. spools. 

516 Hazelnut 517 Champagne 518 Mocha Cream 519 Caramel 520 Blush Taupe 

521 Medium Brown 522 Cinnamon 523 Chestnut 524 French Roast 525 Espresso 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Topstitch #90/14. Longarm machines: #18 or #19 (MR 4.0)

Silk Thread VARIETY 

In Addition to Our Wonderful #100 Kimono Silk Collection, We Also Offer 

A 

B 

C 

d 

E 

F 

A 

E 

B 

#30 Filament silk available in 71 colors on 55-yard spools. 

For quilting and appliqué. 

d 

#16 Filament Quilter’s Silk available in 36 colors on 22-yard spools. 

For embellishment, outlining, and topstitching. 

#16 Button Hole filament silk available in 121 colors on 22-yard cards. 

For embellishment, outlining, topstitching, and hand embroidery. 

#50 Filament silk available in 171 colors on 109-yard spools. 

For quilting and appliqué. 

#50 Variegated filament silk available in 24 colors on 273-yard spools. 

For quilting, embroidery, and appliqué. 

#25/3-ply Variegated Silk Embroidery Floss available in 25 colors on 16-yard tubes. 

For hand embroidery. 

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F 

C

#2001-#2050 

44 

TM 

Unlike Any Other Thread... 

• 40 wt. High-Strength Premium Trilobal Polyester 

• Amazing Thread For Embroidery and Quilting 


• 500 yd. Spools and 3,000 yd. Cones 

2001 Ghost White 2002 Blackout 2003 Snow Flake 2004 Rebecca June 2005 Pink Posey 

2006 Flamingo Pink 2007 Dreamland Pink 2008 Pink Pink Pink 2009 Elizabeth 2010 Sweetheart Pink 

2011 Lilyanna 2012 Rose Pink 2013 Berry Ice 2014 Mauvelous 2015 Anastasia

2016 Potpourri 2017 Berri Pretti 2018 Cherry Wine 2019 Lite Dusty Pink 2020 

Vision 

2021 Dark Dusty Pink 2022 Rosebud 2023 Coral Blush 2024 Canyon Rose 2025 

Primrose 

2026 Valentino 2027 Impatiens Pink 2028 Almost Apricot 2029 Canyon Sand 2030 Copper Canyon 

2031 Hazel 2032 Cantaloupe 2033 Bombay Curry 2034 Orange Spice 2035 Rust Brown 

2036 Summer Peach 2037 Orange Juice 2038 Orange Popsicle 2039 Little Cuties 2040 Padre Canyon 

2041 Happy Red 2042 Flamenco 2043 Maricel 2044 Candy Apple 2045 Brick Red 

2046 Rancher Red 2047 Red Ribbon 2048 Red Riding Hood 2049 Flowering Plumb 2050 Beach Party 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Topstitch #90/14. Longarm machines: #18 (MR 4.0) 

45

#2051-#2100 

46 

TM 






2051 Buzzing Around 2052 Cornmeal 2053 Papaya Whip 2054 Yolk 2055 Sunbeam 

2056 Fresh Lemon 2057 Lemon Squares 2058 Sundrenched 2059 Electric Yellow 2060 Flashlight 

2061 Sun 2062 Honey Butter 2063 Clover Honey 2064 Grecian Gold 2065 Amber Lite

2066 Artisan’s Gold 2067 Songbird 2068 Ingot 2069 Million Dollar 2070 Old Dominion 

2071 Beechnut 2072 Pistachio 2073 Laurel Green 2074 Aloe 2075 Greenfield 

2076 Shade Tree 2077 Northwest Trail 2078 Bay Leaf 2079 Camo Green 2080 Cactus Green 

2081 Fig Tree 2082 Sycamore 2083 Prairie Grass 2084 Dew Drops 2085 Pear Green 

2086 Orchard 2087 Austrian Alps 2088 Courtyard Green 2089 Grassroots 2090 Bottle Green 

2091 Hillside 2092 Ming Dynasty 2093 Sorrento 2094 Grasshopper 2095 Deep Woods 

2096 Zesty Lime 2097 Bright Moss 2098 Honeydew 2099 Romaine 2100 

Spinach 


47

#2101-#2150 

48 

TM 






2101 Electric Green 2102 Lime Popsicle 2103 Seedling 2104 Irish Meadow 2105 

Chives 

2106 Lawn Green 2107 Monstera 2108 Hedgerow 2109 Go Ahead! 2110 Greenhouse 

2111 Thicket 2112 Arabesque 2113 Pink Satin 2114 Hawaiian Orchid 2115 Regal Orchid

2116 Desert Flower 2117 Midnight Iris 2118 Cactus Bloom 2119 Wingate Purple 2120 Lilac Frost 

2121 Gossamer Wings 2122 Lyrial Lilac 2123 February 2124 Passionate Purple 2125 Vintage Violet 

2126 Scottish Thistle 2127 Velvet Morning 2128 Crocus 2129 Persian Violet 2130 Purple Dusk 

2131 Paisley Purple 2132 Cavern 2133 Concord 2134 Iceberg Blue 2135 

Neptune 

2136 Lilly Pond 2137 Bayou Blue 2138 Lakota Blue 2139 Taos 2140 Commanche 

2141 Sea Breeze 2142 Aruba 2143 Early Bird 2144 Sky Blue 2145 Baja Blue 

2146 Horizon 2147 Vista 2148 Blue Surf 2149 Angel Blue 2150 Powder Blue 


49

#2151-#2200 

50 

TM 






2152 Stone Washed Denim 2153 Arctic Chill 2154 Out-To-Sea 2155 Cove Blue 

Chambray 

2151 

2156 Cadet Blue 2157 Cool Pool 2158 Venetian Blue 2159 Blue Jeans 2160 Windsor Blue 

2161 Blue Ribbon 2162 North Pole 2163 Stormy Seas 2164 Shiver 2165 Stainless Steel

2166 Silverado 2167 Cloud Cover 2168 Jupiter 2169 Elegante 2170 Old Lace 

2171 Blanched Almond 2172 Cream Puff 2173 Sandy Brown 2174 Toasted Almonds 2175 Camel Hair 

2176 Cinnamon Toast 2177 Saddle Brown 2178 Auburn 2179 Stone’s Throw 2180 Smokey Mountains 

2181 Burly Wood 2182 Fossil Stone 2183 Adobe 2184 Suntan 2185 Maplewood 

2186 Stonehenge 2187 Chocolate Frosting 2188 Koa 2189 Chocolate Rain 2190 Cocoa Bean 

2191 Pink Flash 2192 Hot Pink Flash 2193 Tangerine Flash 2194 Red Flash 2195 Lemon Flash 

2196 Yellow Flash 2197 Orange Flash 2198 Citrus Flash 2199 Lime Flash 2200 Coreen Flash 


51

#112-#161 

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• 600 yd. spools and 2,500 yd. cones, and prewound bobbins 

• 75 Colors 

• Ideal for piecing, appliqué, lacework, bobbin, and detail quilting 

• Hand appliqué thread packs -*Frostings and Frosted Donuts 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #80/12. Longarm machines: #18 (MR 

Picasso Pink 

*116 

Majestic 

*115 

Sweet Pea 

*114 

Peony 

*113 

Seashelly 

*112 

Cezanne 

*121 

Clementine 

120 

Day Lily 

*119 

Renae Red 

*118 

Smart Alex 

*117 

Simply Yellow 

*126 

Soleil 

*125 

Yellow Rose 

*124 

Lemonade 

*123 

Kinkade 

*122

Monet Green 

*131 

Kelli Green 

*130 

Grassias 

*129 

Green With Envy 

*128 

SubLime 

*127 

Fresco 

*136 

Da Vinci 

*135 

Fig Leaf 

*134 

Meadow 

*133 

Wise One 

*132 

French Blue 

*140 

Marine Blue 

*139 

Azure 

*138 

Baby Jeffy 

*137 

Canvas 

*151 

Mona Lisa 

*145 

Purple Hydrangea 

*144 

Wailea 

*143 

Aquarius 

*142 

Starry Starry Night 

*141 

Grapevine 

150 

Princely 

*149 

Pop Art Purple 

*148 

Lavender 

*147 

Mother of the Bride 

146 

Granite 

*156 

Graystone 

*155 

Sculptor’s Clay 

*154 

Parchment 

*153 

Bisque 

*152 

Raven 

*161 

Chocolate 

*160 

Paint Brush 

*159 

Moccasin 

* Available 

*158 

Wheat Fields 

*157 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

as 

prewound bobbins 

for Piece O’ Cake 

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#162-#186 

54 

Michaelangelo 

*166 

Raphael 

*165 

Donatello 

*164 

Botticelli 

*163 

Renoir 

*162 

Sugar Plum 

*171 

Bernini 

*170 

Van Gogh 

*169 

El Greco 

*168 

Rembrandt 

*167 

Waterloo 

*176 

Union Blue 

*175 

Indigo 

*174 

Red Hill 

*173 

Plumberry 

*172 

Nightscape 

*181 

Tassel 

*180 

Florin 

*179 

Poolside 

*178 

Gone Fishing 

*177 

for Piece O’ Cake 

Blanc 

*186 

Ancient Scoll 

*185 

Buttercream 

*184 

Bermuda Sand 

*183 

Ash Blonde 

*182 


* Available as 

prewound bobbins

56 

• A strong, durable, beautiful thread 

• Ideal for embroidery, quilting, appliqué, and serging 

• Available on 500 yd. spools and 1,090 yd. and 3,280 yd. 

• 40 wt. 

• 25 Colors 

• The only metallic thread that is guaranteed 


2 Light Gold 7 Gold 9 Military Gold 16 Antique Gold 56 Copper

59 Bronze 60 Black 00 Silver 64 Antique Silver 49 Carnation 

62 Red 51 Cranberry 24 Green Apple 28 Jade 27 Emerald 

30 Hunter Green 33 Slate 35 Pacific Blue 36 Royal Blue 38 Sapphire 

Variegated 

Silver 

13 Mauve 8 Lilac 11 Violet 25 Variegated 31 

Gold 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

57

58 

Art Quilt Colors By Hollis Chatelain 

• Ideal for threadpainting, quilting, embroidery, and decorative stitching 

• Strong, colorfast and brilliant 


• 50 vivid colors 

• Available on 500 yd. spools 

Barley 

531 

Canary 

529 

Daffodil 

528 

Tangerine 

527 

Cranberries 

526 

Tidal Pools 

536 

Wisteria 

535 

Verbena 

534 

Spruce 

533 

Green Grass 

532 

Sea Foam 

542 

Lemonade 

541 

540 Ice Blue 

Coastal Mist 

538 

Deep Sea 

537

Curry 

547 

Bamboo Leaf 

546 

Cherry Blossom 

545 

Nectar 

544 

Sky 

543 

Tiger Lily 

552 

Spring Willow 

551 

Begonia 

550 

Robin Egg 

549 

Rock Quarry 

548 

Mink 

557 

Rose 

556 

Japanese Maple 

555 

Moss 

554 

Mulberry 

553 

Thunder Clouds 560 Norfolk Pine 561 

Shadows 701 African Violet 

559 

Tree Bark 

558 

Emerald 

711 

Turquoise 

709 

Lemon Ice 

707 

Sage 

706 

Blue Topaz 

702 

Poppy 

721 

Pink Tulip 

719 

Azalea 

716 

Pacific Blue 

715 

Pumpkin Patch 

712 

Valencia 

753 

Sunny 

734 

Crape Myrtle 

732 

Gold 

728 

Beet Red 

727 


59

#3001-#3050 

60 

• Poly-wrapped Poly Core Thread 

• Designed for High Speed Quilting, Serger and Apparel 

• Cleaner, Brighter, and Stronger than Other Poly-Wrapped Poly Core Threads 

• Use as a Top and Bobbin Thread 

• 172 Solid Colors 

3001 Bright White 3002 Natural White 3003 Pearl White 3004 Cream 3005 

Almond 

3006 Light Tan 3007 Ash 3008 Sesame Seeds 3009 Colonial Gray 3010 

Sandbar 

3011 Buff 3012 Dark Tan 3013 Bambi 3014 Maple 3015 Tapestry Taupe

3016 Sandstone 3017 Canyon 3018 Oak 3019 Goose 3020 Gray Slate 

3021 Ash Gray 3022 Silver 3023 Light Gray 3024 Medium Gray 3025 Dark Gray 

3026 Black 3027 Oregon Trail 3028 Ginger Spice 3029 Milk Chocolate 3030 Medium Brown 

3031 Cinnamon Stick 3032 Mahogany 3033 Root Beer 3034 Brownstone 3035 Brown Bear 

3036 Kodiak 3037 Molasses 3038 Black Walnut 3039 Lemon Cream 3040 Cookie Dough 

3041 Flax 3042 Vanilla Wafer 3043 Barley 3044 Goldenrod 3045 Gothic Gold 

3046 Antique Gold 3047 Light Lemon 3048 Butter 3049 Cheesecake 3050 

Yellow 


61

#3051-#3100 

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3051 Banana 3052 Daisy 3053 School Bus 3054 Hazlenut 3055 Orange Glow 

3056 Rusty 3057 Allspice 3058 Valley Breeze 3059 Light Sage 3060 Whisper Green 

3061 Khaki 3062 Creek Bed 3063 Winter Well 3064 Green Olive 3065 

Oregano

3066 Bronco 3067 Pine Shadow 3068 Beige 3069 Dark Olive 3070 Fountain Mist 

3071 Beach Grass 3072 Blue Spruce 3073 Sea Mist 3074 Spearmint 3075 Highland Meadow 

3076 Pine Tree 3077 Palm Tree 3078 Forest 3079 Amazon 3080 Jungle Shadows 

3081 Citrus Mint 3082 Willow 3083 Pasture 3084 Cactus 3085 

Grove 

3086 Koen 3087 Blue Ice 3088 Skyward 3089 Light Turquoise 3090 Medium Turquoise 

3091 Blue Turquoise 3092 Green Turquoise 3093 Blue Teal 3094 Wintergreen 3095 Irish Eyes 

3096 Treasure Isle 3097 Green Teal 3098 Harbor Sky 3099 Skylight 3100 Little Boy Blue 


63

#3101-#3150 

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3101 Tidal Pool 3102 Adrift 3103 Ocean Blue 3104 Ride the Wave 3105 

Tahiti 

3106 Bora Bora 3107 New England Blue 3108 Royal Blue 3109 Navy Blue 3110 Steel Blue 

3111 Big Springs 3112 Waterloo 3113 Stormy Sky 3114 Frosted Lilac 3115 Light Mulberry

3116 Magic Magenta 3117 Plush Purple 3118 Byzantine Purple 3119 Dark Purple 3120 Purple Sage 

3121 Thistle 3122 Purple Mountains 3123 Wild Lavender 3124 Lavender 3125 Purplelicious 

3126 Purple Hyacinth 3127 Purple Jewel 3128 Light Pink 3129 Baby Pink 3130 

Pink 

3131 Light Rose 3132 Rose Petal 3133 Rose 3134 Tutu 3135 Plum Blossom 

3136 Light Mauve 3137 Candy Pink 3138 Petunia 3139 Hot Lips 3140 Firey Red 

3141 Deep Red 3142 Rosella 3143 Torch Ginger 3144 Cranberry 3145 Redstone 

3146 Burgundy 3147 Apricot Blossom 3148 Bahama Sand 3149 Satin Slipper 3150 Western Pink 


65

#3151-#3172 

66 

3151 Blush 3152 Climbing Rose 3153 Sienna 3154 Orange Peel 3155 Tangerine 

3156 Bengal 3157 Indian Paintbrush 3158 Neon Red 3159 Hot Flash 3160 Neon Pink 

3161 Begonia 3162 Lighthouse 3163 Mellow Yellow 3164 Neon Yellow 3165 Bright Light Green 

3166 Spring Green 3167 Bright Green 3168 Greensleeves 3169 Aqua 3170 Bright Periwinkle 

3171 Royalty 3172 

Verbena

Titanium Coated 

SUPERIOR 

NEEDLES 

Topstitch 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16 

Now Available in an Assortment Pack! 

For Piecing, Quilting, Appliqué, Embroidery 

and Decorative Stitching 

The Ultimate Needle! 

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68 

• #30/3-ply extra-strength spun polyester 

• Cotton-like matte finish 

• Twice as strong as cotton 

• Constructed for high-speed machine quilting 

• 36 Colors available on 2,000 yd. cones 

317 Primaries 306 Harvest 313 Jewels 329 Fire 327 Oceans 328 Party Time 

308 Black Cherry 312 Homespun 323 Aztec 318 Sparkler 307 Wild Berries 325 Sunkissed

324 Holly Poly 330 Fall Splendor 321 Irises 319 Old Glory 335 Amazon 336 Olde World 

Rainbow Sherbet 

332 

333 Strawberry Parfait 334 Key Lime 331 Lemon Chiffon 303 Purple Passion 

The Blues 

304 

Pumpkin Pie 

322 

316 Babytalk 305 Lullaby 315 Batiks 310 Landscapes 301 Clover 

302 Rubies 320 Sand Dunes 326 Stormy Skies 314 Plum Pudding 309 Halloween 311 April Showers 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 


69

70 

• 100% “Woolly-like” Texturized Polyester Serger Thread 

• Ideal for Rolled Hems, Flatlock and Chain Stitch 

• Heat Resistant - Worry Free Ironing and Drying (Up to Medium Heat) 

• “Woolly-like” Texture Results in Increased Coverage 

• 1,000 yd. Cones Available in 36 Colors 

• Jumbo Cones Also Available 

003 Pink 245 Mauve Pink 013Swiss Beauty 014 Roseate 009 Artillery 180 Poppy Red 

152 Red Currant 183 Sunlight 261 Gold 029 Blue Jean Gold 093 Brown 185 Toboggan

051 Seafoam 197 Emerald 202 Churchill Green 061 Mint Green 363 Teal Green 056 Spruce 

Radiant Turquoise 

211 

267 Orchid 353 Purple 290 Blue 285 Blue Mist 205 Chicory 

076 Copenhagen 080 Navy 747 Light Gray 131 Steel 714 Dark Gray 083 Eggshell 

727 Pearl 084 Natural 165 Khaki 716 Beige 001 White 999 Black 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

No needle recommendation. To be used in lower loopers of serger. 

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72 

• Amazing one-inch color change 

• Ideal for embroidery, quilting and decorative stitching 


• 62 colors available on 500 yd. spools and 2,000 yd. cones 


Inca Pink 

805 

Autumn Leaves 

804 

Northern Lights 

803 

Brasilia Blue 

802 

Jester 

801 

Zebra 

810 

Kailua 

809 

Opal 

808 

Seashell 

807 

Desert Rose 

806 

Nautica 

815 

Gypsy 

814 

Tapestry 

813 

Western Sunset 

812 

Rain Forest 

811 

Lime Squeeze 

820 

Bubble Gum 

819 

Wedding Bells 

818 

Waikiki 

817 

Mardi Gras 

816 

Casbah 

826 

Yuletide 

824 

Patriotic 

821 Carnival 822 

Shamrocks 823

Mediterranean 

831 

Victorian Choice 

830 

All Spice 

829 

Panache 

828 

Brass Band 

827 

Citrus Cooler 

836 

Montego Bay 

835 

Tuscany 

834 

Lilac Bouquet 

833 

Rose Garden 

832 

Neons 

841 

839 School Daze 840 Mango Mango 

Crown Jewels 

838 

Spring Fling 

837 

Safari 

846 

Berry Delightful 

845 

Midnight Shadows 

844 

Salsa 

843 

Pinata 

842 

The Midas Touch 

851 

Treasure Chest 

850 

Sand Castle 

849 

Buncha Violets 

848 

Fuchsia Fusion 

847 

Rock Slide 

856 

Bow Wow 

855 

Almond Bark 

854 

Golden Glory 

853 

The Quilt Show 

852 

857 Turning Leaves 858 

Tree Tops 859 

Strawberry 860 

Lone Peak 861 

Savanna 

73 

862 Night Fire 863 

Christmas

74 

TM 

By 

Ricky Tims 

Great for 

BoBBin Work • EmBEllishmEnt • CouChing 

sErging •FringEs •WEaving • knitting • BEad Work 

259 Purple Velvet 258 Sparkling Amethyst 262Ceylonese Sapphire 261 Royal Robe 254 Irish Eyes

260 Crown Jewels 257 Ruby Slippers 256 Abracadabra 275 Jazzy Jade 266 Christmas Lights 

251 Icicles 252 Sterling Silver 269 Tickled Pink 270 Frosty Morning 268 Blue Topaz 

253 Gold Crown 265 Gold Nugget 272 Copper Coin 271 Mango Tango 273 Sunset Serenade 

267 Winter Sky 274 Pixie Dust 263 Antique Silver 264 Antique Gold 255 Shazaam! 

Metallic / Polyester Blend 110 yd. spools 

25 Available Colors 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

75

76 

TM 

- Exclusive one-inch variegated colors give the 

look of Nature 

- 100% premium Japanese silk 

- Available in three widths - 2mm, 4mm, and 7mm 

- Soft and pliable with excellent stitchibility 

- 30 colors available 

101 Sweet Pea 102 Pink Peony 103 Hyacinth 104 Camellia 105 Azalea

Berry 

111 

Begonia 

109 

Lantana 

108 

Daffodil 

107 

106 Sunflower 

Sage 

116 

Forest 

115 

Eucalyptus 

114 

Soft Green 

113 

Hydrangea 

112 

Hot Flash 

121 

Bachelor 

Buttons 

120 

Ocean Blue 

119 

Balsa 

118 

Woodland 

117 

Cana Lily 

126 

Pastel 

Bouquet 

125 

African Daisies 

124 

Cayman 

123 

Wild Orchids 

122 

Blue Iris 

132 

Vine 

131 

Serengeti 

129 

127 A Dozen Roses 128 Cedar 

PRECISION 

77 

CERTIFIED

#401-#450 

So #50 Fine!TM 

78 

Available in 134 colors • #50/3-ply polyester • Strong, lint free 

Available on 550 yd. spools & 3,280 yd. cones 

Ideal for all types of quilting & sewing machines 

No slubs! • No lint buildup! • Smooth, even twist! 

grEat For Quilting and sEWing 

401 Snow 402 Pearl 403 Putty 404 Mushroom 405 

Cashew 

406 Toast 407 Clay 408 Silver 409 Smoke 410 

Charcoal 

411 Black 412 Hot Chilies 413 Scarlet 414 Claret 415 Cherrywood

416 Rose Petal 417 Antique Rose 418 It’s a Girl! 419 Pineapple 420 

Daffodil 

421 Marigold 422 Mustard 423 Straw 424 Chocolate 425 Brown Sugar 

426 Ginger 427 Nutmeg 428 Copper 429 Pumpkin 430 Peach Tart 

431 Navy 432 Your Highness 433 Out of the Blue 434 Misty Blue 435 

It’s a Boy! 

436 Midnight Harbor 437 Teal 438 Mulberry 439 Amethyst 440 

Lilac 

441 Purple Iris 442 Thistle 443 Forest 444 Evergreen 445 

Fern 

446 Sage Brush 447 Ivy 448 Olive 449 Celery 450 Spring Green 


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#451-#500 


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Available on 3,280 yd. cones 

Ideal for all types of quilting & sewing machines 

No slubs! • No lint buildup! • Even twist! 

grEat For sEWing and Quilting 

451 Blizzard 452 Bone 453 Teepee 454 Sandstone 455 

Fawn 

456 Goose Down 457 Grizzly Bear 458 Lone Wolf 459 Granite Peak 460 Climbing Rose 

461 Campfire 462 Aster 463 Yellowstone 464 Butte-i-ful 465 

Cattail

466 Brown Bear 467 Buffalo 468 Hawk 469 Red Fox 470 

Big Sky 

471 Glacier 472 Great Falls 473 Brooke 474 Billings Blue 475 

Geyser 

476 Kate Green 477 Kallispell 478 Delphinium 479 Mountain Majesty 480 

Missoula 

481 Bitterroot 482 Marionberry 483 Wild Grass 484 Green Valley 485 

Canopy 

486 Verde 489 Helena 488 Ponderosa Pine 487 Lewis and Clark 490 Expedition 

491 Pastel Pink 492 Pastel Yellow 493 Pastel Green 494 Pastel Blue 495 

Gerbera 

496 Summer Sun 497 Spring Meadow 498 Indian Paintbrush 499 Rodeo Queen 500 Shooting Star 


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#501-#534 


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• Featuring light and in-between color shades 

• Ideal for all types of quilting & sewing machines 

• No slubs! • No lint buildup! • Even twist! 

grEat For sEWing and Quilting 

501 Barely Purple 502 Milan Mauve 503 Genoa Gray 504 Silver Screen 505 Moda Green 

506 Mint Pati 507 Galileo 508 Venice 509 Washed Denim 510 

Grotto

511 Florentino 512 Medici 513 Marco 514 Polo 515 Patio Green 

516 Gondola Gold 517 Limone 518 Barely Green 519 Barely Mint 520 Barely Peach 

521 Barely Apricot 522 Barely Pink 523 Avilyn 524 Lorenzo Lavender 525 Gucci Gucci 

526 Sistine 527 Piazza Plum 528 Raisin 529 Chianti 530 

Roma 

531 Siena 532 Orange Julius 533 Real Orange 534 

Ferrari 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

Recommended needle: Home machines: Superior Topstitch #80/12. Longarm machines: #16 

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#40 

So Fine!TM 

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• Available in 35 variegated colors 

• #40/3-ply polyester 

• Strong, lint free 


• Ideal for all types of quilting & sewing machines 

• No slubs! 

• No lint buildup! 

• Even twist! 

701 Didgeridoo 702 Squeaky Beach 703 Great Barrier Reef 704 Lollies 705 

Moomba

706 Botany Bay 707 Wagga Wagga 708 Billabong 709 Sunburnt Country 710 

Canberra 

711 Surfers Paradise 712 Melbourne 713 Wollongong 714 Pink Cockatoo 715 

Ezz Rock 

716 Gum Tree 717 Outback 718 Gold Coast 719 Geelong Green 720 Bondi Beach 

721 Arnhem Land 722 Crikey! 723 Port Phillip Bay 724 Emu 725 Dreamtime 

726 Walkabout 727 Mildura 728 Down Under 729 Tassie Green 730 Little Joeys 

731 Bushfire 732 Bottlebrush 733 Fiery Opal 734 Kangaroo 735 Bush Ranger 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 


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#30 

So Fine!TM 

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• #30/3-ply lint-free polyester 

• Amazingly bright colors 

• For quilting and outlining 

• 275 yd. spools and 1,650 yd. cones 

• 50 Colors 

1101 Sunlight 1102 Yellow Submarine 1103 Anne Bright Yellow 1104 Sunflower 1105 

Sunrise 

1106 Marmalade 1107 Flame 1108 Tomato 1109 Stop! 1110 Red Carpet 

1111 Garnet 1112 Jazzy Jai 1113 Lipstick 1114 Ballerina 1115 

Orchid

Mermaid 

1120 

Napa Valley 

1119 

Mood 

1118 

Dusk 

1117 

Sweet Dreams 

1116 

Rosemary 

1125 

Sage 

1124 

Sherwood 

1123 

Emerald 

1122 

Gecko 

1121 

Blueprint 

1130 

Jeffy’s Eyes 

1129 

Song Sung Blue 

1128 

Skydive 

1127 

Thyme 

1126 

Mow Town 

1135 

Lagoon 

1134 

Atlantic 

1133 

Makai 

1132 

Starr Sapphire 

1131 

Hot Pants 

1140 

Olé 

1139 

Bling Bling 

1138 

Spotlight 

1137 

Blimey! 

1136 

Truffles 

1145 

Camel 

1144 

In The Buff 

1143 

White Sand 

1142 

Smooch 

1141 

Lights Out 

1150 

Silver Dollar 

1149 

Lucky Penny 

1148 

Gold Chain 

1147 

Rustique 

1146 


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TM 

• Specially DeSigneD colorS for HanD Quilting 

• #30/3-ply coateD extra-long Staple cotton 

• one-incH preciSe color cHange 

• available on 300 yD. SpoolS 

• 25 colorS 

551 Wedding Gown 552 Old Lace 553 Scrapbook 554 Antique 555 Buried Treasure

Knick Knacks 

560 

Photographs 

559 

Silver Thimble 

558 

Memories 

557 

556 Friends 

Spice 

565 

Teddy Bear 

564 

Cedar Chest 

563 

Heirlooms 

562 

Sunlight 

561 

Little Prince 

570 

Timeless 

569 

Legacy 

568 

Little Princess 

567 

Baby Blankie 

566 

Onyx 

575 

True Love 

574 

Garden 

573 

Cache 

572 

Family Tree 

571 

PRECISION 

CERTIFIED 

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Thread Selection Chart for Home Machines 

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King Tut Solid Colors, King Tut Tone-on-Tone Colors, MasterPiece 

I want the thread 

to blend 

Cotton 

King Tut Variegated Colors 


to be visible 

So Fine #50, The Bottom Line 


to blend 

Highlights, Nature Colors, Living Colors, Super Brights, 

Art Studio Colors, So Fine #30, OMNI, Magnifico 

Solid Colors 

Polyester 


to be visible 

Rainbows, Poly Quilter, LAVA, So Fine #40 

Variegated 

Colors 

QUILTING 

#100 Kimono Silk, #50 Silk, #30 Silk 

Silk 

MonoPoly polyester thread 

Invisible 

Monofilament 

NiteLite ExtraGlow 

Glow-in-the-Dark 

Superior Metallic, Glitter 

Metallic 

Same as top thread or MasterPiece. MasterPiece is also 

available on prewound bobbins. 

Same as top thread, The Bottom Line, OMNI, or So Fine #50. (Also 

available as prewound bobbins) 

Cotton 

Polyester 

for Quilting 

MonoPoly polyester thread. 

Invisible 

Monofilament 

MasterPiece. MasterPiece is also available on L-style 

prewound bobbins. 

Cotton 

for Piecing 

BOBBIN THREAD 

We recommend cotton for piecing to accommodate 

high-temperature ironing. 

Polyester 

The Bottom Line. The Bottom Line is also available on 

L-style prewound bobbins. 

60 wt. 

So Fine #50 

50 wt. 

for Embroidery 

Highlights, Art Studio Colors, Nature Colors, Living Colors 

40 wt.


Not recommended. Most rayon is weak and not colorfast. 

Rayon 

Rainbows, Highlights, Nature Colors, Art Studio Colors, 

Living Colors, Super Brights, Magnifico 

Polyester 

High Sheen 

Glitter, Superior Metallic 

Metallic 

So Fine #40, So Fine #50, King Tut 

Matte Finish 

MasterPiece 

Fine Cotton 

EMBROIDERY 

So Fine #30, LAVA 

Heavier/30 wt. 


Glow-in-the-Dark 

Superior Metallic or Glitter 

Metallic 

#100 Kimono Silk, The Bottom Line, MonoPoly 

Invisible Machine 

Appliqué 

King Tut, Rainbows, Highlights, Art Studio Colors, 

#30 Silk, Nature Colors, Living Colors, LAVA, Superior Metallics, 

Glitter, So Fine #40, So Fine #30, Magnifico 

Decorative Machine 

Appliqué 

APPLIQUE 

The Bottom Line, #100 Kimono Silk, #50 Silk, MasterPiece, So Fine #50 

Hand Appliqué 

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Charlotteʼs Fusible Web 

Fusible Appliqué


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MasterPiece 

Cotton 

PIECING 

We recommend cotton for piecing to accommodate high-temperature 

ironing. If you prefer polyester, use So Fine #50 

Polyester 

So Fine #50, The Bottom Line, OMNI 

CLOTHING 

CONSTRUCTION 

King Tut, Rainbows, Highlights, Art Studio Colors, Nature Colors, 

Living Colors, LAVA, Superior Metallics, Glitter, Halo, 

Razzle Dazzle, So Fine #30, So Fine #40, Magnifico 

Decorative 

OMNI, So Fine #50, The Bottom Line 

Non-Decorative 

SERGER 

Polyarn 

For Fleece and Knits 

Halo, Razzle Dazzle, Silk Ribbon 

COUCHING and 

BOBBIN WORK

TM 

THREAD HOLDER 

For use with BOTH Spools and Cones 

• Multiple threading options for 

specialty threads 

• Fits cones and spools up to 3.5” 

in diameter 

• Use horizontally or vertically 

• Stands over 15” tall 

• Sturdy yet lightweight 

• Portable 

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Top Thread Tension Adjustment 

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top. However, in the real world, the teams are rarely 

equal. One team will be stronger or bigger or faster than 

the other. We use decorative threads on top. We often use 

different fibers for the top and bottom threads. We also 

add stabilizer or batting. Sometimes we might use a cotton 

bobbin thread and other times we use a polyester bobbin 

thread. All these factors make it necessary to adjust the 

tension for each project. By adjusting the top tension 

either up or down, we are able to add or take away strength 

on the top thread team to equalize the tug of war battle. 

How much you tighten or loosen your tension is 

individual to your machine. Simply test it at either 

a decreased or increased tension depending on what 

problem you are having until you achieve an even stitch. 

Don’t be afraid to change the settings! 

Sewing machines are factory preset to have the top 

and bottom thread form even stitches. If the top and bottom 

threads are identical in fiber and weight, adjustments 

should not be necessary. However, if we use cotton on 

top and poly underneath, or metallic on top and poly 

underneath, or a heavy thread on top and a thin thread 

underneath, it is necessary to adjust the tension settings. 

It is fine to use different thread types and weights on the 

top and bottom. 

Think of the top and bottom thread as having a tug 

of war. If the threads are identical and you are sewing 

on a single layer of fabric, both sides have equal strength 

and the result will be a draw. The sewing should therefore 

produce perfectly even stitches with no top thread 

showing underneath and no bobbin thread showing on

HELP! The thread is breaking or shredding 

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Carefully re-thread machine and try again 

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 

Am I using the correct 

needle type and size? 

(see Thread Reference Guide) 

FOR HOME MACHINES 

p. 1 of 2 

YES NO 

Resolved! 

Change to proper 

needle type and size 

Still breaking 

or shredding 

Loosen top tension 

to very loose setting 


or shredding 

Thread no longer breaks 

but thread loops 

on the back 

Gradually tighten top 

tension until thread no 

longer loops on back 

Resolved 


or shredding 

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Resolved 

Check thread delivery 

method. If a spool, thread 

should unwind straight from 

the side (not over the end). 

If a cone, thread should 

unwind straight over the top 

(not from the side) 


or shredding 

Do you have another 

spool of the same thread? 

NO 

YES 

Put thread on another machine. 

Confirm proper needle and 

tension settings. 

Does it work well? 

Test other spool on same 

machine. Does the other spool 

of the same type of thread 

work well? 

NO 

Therefore we assume the 

thread is bad. 

Request replacement 

YES 

Therefore the thread is good 

and we assume the problem is 

with the first machine 

YES 

Therefore we assume that 

the original is bad. 

Request replacement 

NO 

Most likely, the problem is 

with the machine 

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Home Machine Thread Reference Guide 

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Product Recommended for 

Art Studio Colors quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine, or Highlights 

Bottom Line embroidery, quilting, binding Bottom Line 

Charlotte's Fusible Web applique, binding, bonding see instructions on website 

Glitter quilting & embroidery Bottom Line 

Halo couching, bobbin work, serger 

use as bobbin thread 

Highlights quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine, or Highlights 

King Tut quilting MasterPiece or So Fine #50 

LAVA quilting Bottom Line or So Fine #50 

Living Colors quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine, or Highlights 

Magnifico quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine #50, Magnifico 

MasterPiece piecing, applique, bobbin, lace MasterPiece 

Metallic quilting & embroidery Bottom Line 

MonoPoly quilting & applique Bottom Line 

Nature Colors quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine, or Highlights 


quilting & embroidery Bottom Line or So Fine #50 

OMNI quilting & serger 

Bottom Line or So Fine #50 

Poly Quilter quilting, machine crochet So Fine #50 

Polyarn serger 

Rainbows quilting & embroidery 

Recommended Bobbin 

Thread 

Silk Thread. Kimono #100 quilting & applique Bottom Line or Kimono Silk 

Silk #50 quilting & applique Bottom Line or Silk 

Silk #30 quilting & machine applique Bottom Line or Silk 

Silk #16 quilting & embellishment So Fine , Bottom Line or Silk 

So Fine#50 quilting, bobbin, construction So Fine #50 or Bottom Line 

So Fine#40 quilting So Fine #50 or Bottom Line 

So Fine#30 quilting & outlining So Fine #50 

SunBurst quilting & embroidery So Fine #50 or Bottom Line 

Super Brights quilting & embroidery Bottom Line, So Fine, or Highlights 

SuperBOBs quilting, applique, bobbin see website for compatible machines 

Treasure hand quilting thread N/A 

Vanish-Lite trapunto and basting Vanish-Lite 

Vanish-Extra trapunto and basting Vanish-Extra 

N/A 

Botton Line, So Fine, or Highlights 

Razzle Dazzle couching, bobbin work, serger Razzle Dazzle in Bobbin

Recommended 

Needle 

Top Tension 

Range 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

Other 

Topstitch #70/10 or #80/12 4.0 to 5.0 60 wt. poly. Use as top thread or bobbin thread 

see instruction on website N/A Fusible thread - see instructions on website 

Topstitch #90/14 1.0 to 1.5 Flat hologram thread. Deliver thread from side of spool 

N/A N/A 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

Tostitch #90/14 3.0 to 4.0 #40/3-ply extra-long staple Eqyptian-grown cotton 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 35 wt. extra strong polyester for machine quilting 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

Topstitch #90/14 3.0 to 4.0 

Topstitch #80/12 2.0 to 3.0 

Topstitch #90/14 1.0 to 1.5 40 wt. metallic. Deliver thread from side of spool. 

Topstitch #70/10 or #80/12 1.5 to 3.0 .004 polyester monofilament. 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

Topstitch #90/14 3.0 to 3.5 40 wt. poly. Glows up to six hours, night after night. 

Topstitch #90/14 4.0 to 5.0 40 wt. (Tex 30) poly-wrapped poly core thread 

Topstitch #100/16 1.5 to 2.0 #30/3-ply spun poly with the look of cotton 

N/A N/A 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

N/A N/A 

Topstitch #70/10 2.0 to 4.0 #100 pure silk thread 




Topstitch #80/12 4.0 to 5.0 #50/3-ply all purpose poly. For top, bobbin, construction. 

Topstitch #90/14 3.5 to 4.5 #40/3-ply variegated polyester thread 

Topstitch #100/16 1.5 to 2.0 #30/3-ply polyester 

Topstitch #90/14 3.0 to 4.0 40 wt. poly. Sunlight-activated color-changing thread. 

Topstitch #90/14 2.0 to 3.0 

N/A N/A 

hand quilting needle N/A #30/3-ply coated cotton thread for hand quilting 

Topstitch #80/12 2.0 to 3.0 For home machines. Not recommended for swimsuits. 

Topstitch #90/14 3.0 to 4.0 

40 wt. high sheen trilobal polyester 

Decorative bobbin, couching & serger thread 


40 wt. high sheen trilobal polyesster 

#40 high strength, high sheen trilobal polyester 

#50/ extra-long staple Eqyptian-grown cotton 


Woolly-like serger thread to be used in loopers 

40 wt. high sheen trilobal variegated polyester 

Decorative bobbin, couching & serger thread 


60 wt. poly on prewound bobbins 

For longarm and home machines 

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* Needle Sizes: #14 = MR 3.0. #16 = MR 3.5. #18 = 

Product Recommended for Description 

Art Studio Colors quilting 

Bottom Line bobbin, quilting, binding 60 wt. poly for bobbin, applique, quilting 

Glitter quilting hologram thread 

Halo bobbin or bobbin work 

Highlights quilting 40 wt. premium high-sheen poly 

King Tut quilting #40/3-ply extra-long staple Egyptian cotton 

Lava quilting #35 extra strength polyester 

Magnifico quilting 

Metallic. Superior Metallic quilting world's best metallic thread. guaranteed. 

MonoPoly quilting, thread painting .004 heat-resistant invisible polyester 


quilting 40 wt. polyester 

Poly Quilter quilting #30/3-ply variegated spun poly 

OMNI quilting Tex 30 poly-wrapped poly core 

Rainbows quilting 40 wt. premium high-sheen poly 

Razzle Dazzle bobbin or bobbin work razzling dazzling poly. not a needle thread 

Silk Thread. Kimono #100 bobbin, quilting, binding #100 fine silk thread 

Silk #50 quilting #50 pure silk thread 

Silk #30 quilting #30 pure silk thread 

So Fine#30 quilting & outlining #30/3-ply lint-free polyester 

So Fine #40 quilting #40/3-ply variegated polyester 

So Fine #50 quilting, bobbin #50/3-ply lint-free polyester 

Super Brights quilting 40 wt. premium high-sheen poly 

SuperBOBs bobbin, quilting, binding 

100 

Longarm Thread 

40 wt. high-sheen trilobal polyester 

decorative serger & bobbin thread 

#40 high strength, high sheen trilobal poly 

The Bottom Line on prewounds

Reference Guide 

MR 4.0. #19 = MR 4.5. #21 = MR 5.0 

Needle size* Notes 

#19 (MR 4.5) Loosen tension settings as necessary. 

#14 (MR 3.0) 

#19 or #21 (MR 4.5 or 5.0) Loosen tension settings, reduce speed. 

use in bobbin Makes beautiful quilt backs. Good for reverse quilting. 

#18 or #19 (MR 4.0 or 4.5) Loosen tension settings as necessary. 

#18 or #19 (MR 4.0 or 4.5) Very low lint and extra strong. Nature's finest thread! 

#19 or #21(MR 4.5 or 5.0) Extra-strong variegated polyester. 

#18 (MR 4.0) Loosen tension settings. 

#19 (MR 4.5) Loosen tension settings and reduce speed. 

#14 (MR 3.0) If using as a top thread, loosen tension settings. 

#18 or #19 (MR 4.0 or 4.5) Glows up to six hours, night after night. Six colors. 

#21 (MR 5.0) Extra strong spun poly with a cotton-like appearance. 

#18 (MR 4.0) Cleaner and stronger than other poly-wrapped poly core threads. 

#18 or #19(MR 4.0 or 4.5) Loosen tension settings as necessary. 

use in bobbin Good for reverse quilting, bobbin work, and couching. 

#14 (MR 3.0) For detail and fine quilting. Wonderful for binding. 

#16 (MR 3.5) Blending top thread. 

#18 (MR 4.0) For higher stitch definition quilting. 

#19 or #21 (MR 4.5 or 5.0) Extra-strong polyester. 

#18 (MR 4.0) Medium-weight top and bobbin thread. 

#16 (MR 3.5) Blending top and bobbin thread. 

#18 or #19 MR (4.0 or 4.5) Loosen tension settings as necessary. 

N/A 

Excellent, smooth bobbin thread. Available as prewound bobbins. 

Cardboard-sided prewound bobbins in L and M styles. 

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Superior Threads Quick Start Guide 

Application 

102 

Water Soluble Thread 

Variegated Colors 

Serger* 

Quilting 

Prewound Bobbins 

Piecing* 

Paper Piecing 

Metallic 

Lacework 

Invisible Thread* 

Hand Quilting 

Glow-in-the-dark 

Fusible Thread 

Embroidery* 

Couching 

Clothing & Crafting 

Color-changing Thread 

Bobbin Work 

Bobbin 

Blending Threads 

Quick Start Guide 

Binding 

Basting 

Applique 

Thread Weight 

Art Studio Colors 40 X X X X 

Bottom Line 60 X X X X X X X X X X 

Charlotte's Fusible 

--- X X 

Web 

Frosted Donuts 50 X X X X X 

Glitter --- X X X 

Halo --- X X X X 

Highlights 40 X X X X 

King Tut 40 X X X X X 

LAVA 35 X X X 

Living Colors 40 X X X X 

Magnifico 40 X X X 

MasterPiece 50 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

MonoPoly --- X X X X X 

Nature Colors 40 X X X X 

NiteLite ExtraGlow 40 X X X X X 

OMNI 40 X X X X X 

Poly Quilter 30 X X X 

Polyarn 

--- X 

Rainbows 40 X X X X 

Razzle Dazzle 

--- X X X X 

Silk - Tire #16 16 X X X 

Silk - Tire #30 30 X X X X X 

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Wat 

Vari 

Thread Weight 

Silk - Tire #50 50 X X X X X X X 

Silk - Tiara #50 variegated 50 X X X X X 

App 

Serg 

Qui 

Prew 

Piec 

Pap 

Meta 

Lac 

Invi 

Han 

Glo 

Fus 

Emb 

Cou 

Clo 

Colo 

Bob 

Bob 

Blen 

Bin 

Bas 

Silk - Kimono #100 100 X X X X 

Silk Ribbon --- X X X X 

So Fine #30 30 X X 

So Fine #40 40 X X X 

So Fine #50 50 X X X X X X X X 

SunBurst 40 X X 

Super Brights 40 X X 

SuperBOBs Donut 60 X X 

Superior Metallic 40 X X X X 

Treasure 30 X 

Vanish-Extra --- X X 

Vanish-Lite --- X X 

*Comments Embroidery ● Polyester threads are stronger and more colorfast than rayon threads. We do not recommend rayon thread. 

Invisible Thread ● Neutral colors and fabric-matched colors of Bottom Line and Kimono Silk also tend to become invisible. 

Piecing ● MasterPiece cotton thread is recommended for piecing, especially when high-heat pressing is needed. 

● Polyester can also be used for piecing; however, be sure to use a low-med heat setting when pressing. 

Serger ● Polyarn is a 'woolly-like' thread for fleece and stretch fabrics. 

* see Comments 1 of 1 June 2011 

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What Makes us Superior? 

Our Quality 

The finest quality products, manufactured under the most strict guidelines, 

means you will consistently have the best. Our product development is the 

best in the industry. 

CrEatE With us. 

Our People 

Whether we’re packing orders, stocking warehouse shelves, talking to customers 

on the phone, or teaching seminars on threads, we give 100%. Our 

staff is friendly, efficient, hard working, and knowledgeable. If we can’t 

answer your questions, we’ll find someone who can. 

Count on us. 

Our Service 

Most orders are shipped the same day. All orders are double-checked for accuracy. 

Our back order history is less than 1%. 

rEly on us. 

Our Guarantee 

We offer the finest products with friendly and efficient service. Superior 

Threads guarantees all its products. If you are unhappy with any of our 

products, you may return them within 30 days for a full refund. 

trust us. 

Superior Threads: The ONLY thread with a guarantee. 

Available at finer quilting and sewing stores 

WWW.SuperIOrThreAdS.COM 

1-800-499-1777 

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