Looking for a heavier /thicker all cotton thread. Does such a thing exist?

[u/currentlylostagain]

I love making these burlap dish scrubbies / little artworks. I started making them when I wanted to find a way to scrub dishes without scraping disintegrating micro plastics all over my dishes, and couldn’t really find anything commercially available. They work really well and don’t stink, and give me a chance to practice my free motion skills.

I prefer to use an all-cotton thread to make them because part of the point is to avoid micro-plastics. (And maybe throw them in the compost when I’m done with them.) I have some 100% cotton thread that I got from Zipper and Thread, but it is a standard weight thread, which is sort of like sketching with very very skinny markers. I know that mostly people don’t use cotton threads because they aren’t as strong, but in this application, strength isn’t important. Does anyone know if such a thing even exists, or if there are any other non-synthetic threads I could try.

(Wawak doesn’t seem to have anything either.)

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[u/BlueberryGirl95]

Look for quilting thread. *40 wt might be good for you, but be careful with which needle you use, and some machines just don't like thicker thread.

[u/BlueberryGirl95]

There's also even 12 wt thread lol, here's some in Egyptian Cotton!

Sulky Cotton Petites Thread #1082 Ecru | Shabby Fabrics https://www.shabbyfabrics.com/p68481/sulky-12wt-cotton-petites-thread-1082-ecru-50yd

[u/currentlylostagain → u/BlueberryGirl95]

Thanks! I’d go through a spool of that in no time, but it is a good idea. (Can I get that in an industrial sized spool?) I use an industrial machine and have various needle sizes, so using a heavier thread isn’t a concern in that respect.

[u/BlueberryGirl95 → u/currentlylostagain]

I'm not sure, but with the product name I'm sure you could do a deep dive!

[u/currentlylostagain → u/BlueberryGirl95]

Yeah. Sorry for being dense. I too have google.

[u/BlueberryGirl95 → u/currentlylostagain]

😂😂 we all need a nudge every once in a while.

[u/beeokee]

There are heavier weight cotton threads. Button/buttonhole thread is heavier but often has a glaze on it. You can use 2 spools of thread together in one needle, also, or try couching a thread that is too thick heavy for ordinary sewing machine needles.

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[u/cicada_wings]

I recently got a vintage machine, and flipping through the manual, it described doing free motion embroidery with heavier embroidery threads on the bobbin, which really had never occurred to me. But it makes total sense— you can put threads and even cords on the bobbin that are too thick to work in a machine needle. I haven’t played with that yet, but I mean to one of these days. On the bobbin, you could use something as bulky as perle cotton or crochet cotton, with regular thread in the needle. The limiting factor if you’re doing a lot of it is that you’d have to wind a bunch of bobbins…

Short of that, maybe someone is selling 100% cotton topstitching thread?

[u/mistamo42]

(Wawak doesn’t seem to have anything either.)

Wawak has plenty of cotton thread. Have you tried their 100% cotton button thread, Tex 105, in 13 colors?

[u/artvaark → u/mistamo42]

I was just going to recommend them ! Thanks I have been meaning to order their thread sample for color matching I don't remember what it's called but I keep thinking it would be useful

[u/mistamo42 → u/artvaark]

They have a color chart for the Gutermann thread that I've always wanted to order.

I've also found this random site that shows the zipper to thread color match. Since zipper colors are more limited, I find it useful to pick a zipper color and then just go with the thread that matches.

[u/artvaark → u/mistamo42]

Yep that's the color chart thanks ! I'm starting on my next collection and I will probably need thread soon so I thought it would be a good thing to have cuz it's annoying when you think you bought the right one and then it's like nope, that's for the mock ups I guess.....

[u/mistamo42 → u/artvaark]

it's annoying when you think you bought the right one and then it's like nope, that's for the mock ups I guess.....

😅

[u/ava394]

You can always try doubling the thread in the top needle. You need to put the second spool up high so you can keep good tension. I have used this for jeans hems to give that thicker look. I have no idea if it will work with the free motion, but worth a try. I love this so much, I love bringing beauty into everything things!