[JacobF]

That's nice, however the question was, "Who has the best thread?" not "Who do you choose to not deal with based on your 'principals'."

Madeira, final answer. (though I will agree that Harry IS a hoot, and I do buy some other things from him)

[Tyrko]

Originally Posted by JacobF

That's nice, however the question was, "Who has the best thread?" not "Who do you choose to not deal with based on your 'principals'."

Touché to you....

The question was also not "how many heads do you have"

"Running 740 heads" "I run just under 900 heads" ... Well, aren't you two big shots.

Typical school boys comparing who has the bigger "business"

Although, I applaud people with "principals" I think the point trying to be made here is that we don't all start out with 740 heads or 900 heads. Everyone starts small. Its the people that help you when you are small that we remember and cherish most. (at least we should) If Maderia has been good to you, then by all means, go for it, but have they ALWAYS kissed you butt, even when you only had a handful of heads? I doubt it?

Maderia has NOT beed good to me, and I choose to give my business to a company that appreciates it, and if someday I could ever become as big as you boys I would not give Maderia my business. No matter how much levarage I've accrued.

Judging by some of the preceeding posts, I'm not alone, and there seems to be a line of PO'd thread heads forming as we speak.

Final Answer: Maderia - Thead good, company awful. However, the quality of the thread does not negate their "policy". They ain't Rolls Royce.

[srimonogramming]

I run the screen printing side of our business but embroidery has always been our bread and butter. The owner refuses to use anything but madeira. I've been to shows and got samples for them to try out but they never do. I don't know why she refuses to use anything else. I showed her this thread last week and she didn't even blink. She says she gets madeira for a great price and nobody's quality comes close. But she couldn't really tell me how much she was paying per cone. Oh well, I'll be over there one day doing all the things that I've done to change the screen printing side for the better and I'll see for myself what thread is the best. But until then, I guess we'll be using madeira no matter how much it costs us over another equally as good thread, doesn't make sense to me. Oh, only 72 heads here, all Tajima.

[EnMartian]

If you haven't tried Iris thread, you might want to give it a look. Our parent company uses the thread in our plants, and we liked it so much we created a company to distribute it in the United States. It is available in poly and rayon and it's a terrific thread. Definitely comparable or better than RA or Madeira.

You can take a look at the thread online on the EnMart website.

[mjwilfong76]

I had tried most all threads out there and was really pleased with King Star thread from the embroidery store. Its poly thread and seemed to have more shine than Madeira thread and ran smoothly.

[embone]

Originally Posted by mjwilfong76

I had tried most all threads out there and was really pleased with King Star thread from the embroidery store. Its poly thread and seemed to have more shine than Madeira thread and ran smoothly.

King Star is cheap Chinese thread!

[minimalist]

Originally Posted by embone

King Star is cheap Chinese thread!

Please enlighten us what is specifically wrong with this thread? I import my own thread from China and sell it as well. It's running all day every day at my shop without issue and all the customers I've sold it to don't complain.

[hatplus]

I am using Marathon thread for 14 years without any problem.

Normally machine speed 750-850 only 1-2 thread break for day.

paid 5000m poly $ 4.50

I have RA , Madeira , Isa , Rapos but I love marathon.

[minimalist]

Originally Posted by hatplus

I am using Marathon thread for 14 years without any problem.

Normally machine speed 750-850 only 1-2 thread break for day.

paid 5000m poly $ 4.50

I have RA , Madeira , Isa , Rapos but I love marathon.

Do you have twist issues with the rapos? I did on certain colors.

[hatplus]

No. I do not.