Coats & Clark Dual Duty Thread, Black & White
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Editor's note: Promoted to the top pick over a near-tying option with only 204 ratings behind it. This one has 4,705. When two products score within 5 points of each other, the one thousands of owners have rated is the safer default for a first purchase — a near-tie on a couple of dozen reviews is not a tie. DMC Embroidery Floss Pack, 16 Skeins (embroidery floss for hand stitching); SINGER Blue Jean Thread, Old Gold, 100 Yards (gold topstitching thread for jeans) score higher on this shelf but are specialist products, not the everyday default, so they are listed after the general picks.
What goes with Thread
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Machine NeedlesSCHMETZ Universal 130/705$7.45 4.8 out of 5 stars · 709 ratings
Thread weight and needle size are one decision, not two.
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Our read
Written from the manufacturer's listing, the published specs and public owner feedback. We research and analyse — we don't lab-test, and we don't claim to have stitched with this ourselves. Reviewed by the SewingPath team · Hilly Shore Labs · updated October 8, 2026.
The least expensive pick in this category, which makes it the low-risk way to find out whether you'll keep at it; all-purpose polyester, which covers nearly everything a beginner sews.
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Specifications
- Colour
- White
- Size
- 400 yard
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What the listing specifies
- 2-Pack (One Spool Black PLUS One Spool White)
- Thread for hand and machine sewing on all fabric types.
- Features polyester covered polyester core for strength.
- Each Spool is 400 yard (365m)
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Others in Thread
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