![]() ![]() A monogram stitched on a towel looks AMAZING stitched in cotton.įor the very detailed machine embroidery designs, rayon and polyester work best. Cotton embroidery thread tends to be thicker which is why it tends to fill in shapes nicely. Typically I design and stitch out simpler machine embroidery designs, so for this, cotton machine embroidery thread is most appropriate. I like the thickness and the way it fills. It does not break easily and, like the rayon thread, is very shiny. Polyester is the toughest of the machine embroidery thread types. Rayon is the most popular, is shinier than cotton and not quite as thick. Cotton is the thickest and fills in the most. There are essentially three different types: cotton, rayon and polyester. It took me quite a while to learn differences between all of the different types of embroidery thread. This bobbin thread is thinner than the embroidery thread and the unbalance of weight is what keeps your bobbin thread from showing on the top of your design. However, with machine embroidery, you should use bobbin thread specifically designed for machine embroidery. Typically, when you sew, you match the bobbin thread to the top thread, using the exact same thread. Machine embroidery bobbin thread is also different from regular sewing machine bobbin thread. Embroidery thread (on left) vs regular sewing thread (on right) ![]() A friend of mine put her week-old embroidery machine out of commission by using regular sewing thread on it as it got all gunked up.īecause of these differing properties, it also holds true that you shouldn’t sew with embroidery thread. In addition, regular thread has a lot of lint and can gunk up your embroidery machine. It can throw your machine off and cause problems. Your embroidery machine is not made to handle the weight of regular sewing thread. That sheen is what helps your embroidery look pretty and polished once it’s stitched out.Įmbroidery thread is a different weight than regular thread. Just by looking at two spools side by side, you can see that embroidery thread has a pretty sheen too it. Machine embroidery thread is different from regular sewing machine thread in several ways. I wondered – what is machine embroidery thread and what makes it so different from regular sewing machine thread? What makes machine embroidery thread different from regular sewing thread? I would have to invest in thread specifically for machine embroidery! And I would need a lot of it – especially if I wanted to create embroidered photorealistic effects. But, I quickly learned that I should not use this type of thread on my embroidery machine. When I was first getting started, I owned tons of sewing machine thread. Thread is EVERYTHING when you do machine embroidery because it is the primary ingredient in your craft. Thread is thread is thread, right? Well, that’s what I thought until I starting getting into machine embroidery. ![]()
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