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Many of our customers often let us recommend suitable thread for them. Indeed, how to choose a embroidery thread from a wide variety of embroidery threads is really a trouble for a novice embroiderer. When you visit Amazon or other websites to seek for a embroidery thread, various threads enter your sights, different functions, different types, different materials. Then you may be tempted to shout: OH, NO !
In this blog, we would share how to choose different threads.
Pure cotton fine embroidery thread
Pure cotton fine embroidery thread is twisted by a single yarn, and there are about 40 color series, and each color series has about 6 to 9 color levels from light to dark. It can be used in a ply. When embroidering a fine cotton thread on a relatively rough base fabric, you should pay attention to using ply-ply embroidery, otherwise the embroidered pattern will easily foam and expose the base fabric, which will not be smooth.
Pure cotton thick embroidery thread
Pure cotton thick embroidery thread is made of three yarns twisted together, with fewer colors, and each color has 3 to 5 color levels. Suitable for embroidery on hemp and fleece.
Plying thread
The ply thread are composed of 6 strands. The thread itself is shiny and the color is very elegant. Each color system contains gray components, such as gray green, gray powder, gray blue and so on. The ply-joint imported thread is most suitable for yarn painting, velvet embroidery, etc.
Silk thread
Silk thread is a unique embroidery thread in southern my country, just like our ink painting, only available in China. Silk thread is suitable for embroidery on soft base fabrics such as satin and silk, as well as double-sided embroidery on glass silk yarn. Embroidering animals with silk thread, its unique luster expresses the fur of animals very well.
Yarn
Wool yarn is generally suitable for Na-yarn embroidery, and can be divided into fine wool thread, medium thick thread, thick twisted thread, and plied thread. Note that embroidery on thick fabrics should use thick twisted or plied thread.
Gold and silver thread
Gold and silver threads are generally suitable for pan gold embroidery and diamond embroidery. Due to the brittle texture of gold and silver thread, it is not suitable for embroidery with more complicated stitches.
Polyester Embroidery Thread
The characteristics of polyester embroidery thread are that it can withstand chemical substances and often wash clothes to reduce fading and discoloration of clothes. Therefore, many hotel uniforms, as well as some stone-ground blue jeans, sportswear or some children’s clothing will be made of polyester yarn. . In general, polyester thread is tougher and stronger than rayon embroidery thread. When doing machine embroidery, the polyester thread can withstand the higher tension of the embroidery machine, which can make the machine run faster; and its fire resistance is very high, even if the polyester is close to the flame, it is not easy to catch fire.
The thread of polyester yarn is not as stable as rayon, because it is composed of polyester fiber yarn, so it will be more elastic. We can cut a rayon thread to test, pull the thread a little harder, and then let go, we will find that the embroidery thread does not shrink much; on the contrary, pull the polyester thread in the same way, once it is released, the polyester thread will To restore the original length, there is a chance that the flower will wrinkle, so it needs to be more precise in the adjustment of the embroidery thread tension setting.
Rayon Embroidery Thread
The difference between rayon embroidery thread and polyester embroidery thread is very small. The advantage of the former is that it has more color choices and is closer to nature. In addition, the stability of rayon is higher than that of polyester thread, even if it is moved and pulled by the embroidery machine, it will not significant shrinkage.
