Aurifil Pale Yellow 40wt 2/ply – 100% Egyptian Cotton Mako Thread – Large Spool 1094 Yards – #MK40-1135

Uses: Needle Turn Applique, English Paper Piecing, Hand Piecing, Bobbin and Machine Lace, Machine Aurifil’s 100% Cotton 40wt/2ply thread is available in all 270 of our Cotton colors and is wound on a green spool. Because of its slightly thicker weight, it is perfect for use with sewing bags, toys or dolls, garments, or when a more defined topstitching or quilting pattern is desired. It is also terrific for Single, Double or Triple Strand Cross Stitch, Hand Piecing, Bobbin and Machine Lace, Machine Applique, Machine Embroidery, Edge-to-Edge, Pantographs, and Custom Longarm Quilting.

Uses:
Single, Double or Triple Strand Cross Stitch, Hand Piecing, Bobbin and Machine Lace, Machine Applique, Machine Embroidery, Edge-toEdge, Pantographs, Custom Longarm Quilting.

Needle Recommendations:

3.5 or 4.0 Longarm Quilting Needle (50wt in the bobbin)

80/12 Microtex/Sharp, Universal, or Denim Needle (40wt or 50wt in the bobbin)

90/14 or 75/11 Quilting Needle (40wt or 50wt in the bobbin)

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.