Thank you Rita and Wendy, it's good to know where you buy supplies as I have a limited choice of thread locally. I think I shall have to try the Superior titanium topstitch needles Judith.
Best Wishes Pam

The titanium topstitch needles from Superior really are exceptional. I use them for quilting, machine embroidery, piecing, etc. They last a long time.
I used one to paper-piece an entire queen-sized quilt. I paper-piece with copy/printer paper. I had to stop in the middle and quilt another project. I forgot to put a new needle in. I was surprised that after sewing through paper for days, that the same needle did machine quilting with no stitching problems at all. It stitched like a brand new needle.
Judith

I don't know if Wendy did order from the UK but there is a distributor there. The email address is -

machinequilter.co.uk

telephone number is 01526 378057

I bought a couple of cones from them and they were very nice to deal with.

Hi, I bought it on Amazon from USA postage free so will probably take forever to get here. It was £6.83. I bought silver and taupe which disappear in light and medium colours according to Superiors website.

You can get it from Barnyarns, Quilt Direct, Cotton Patch and some others and pay the same plus £3+ postage. I'm a bit of a skinflint..

Hi Wendy, did you order your Bottom line thread in the UK; and if you did can I ask where from? Often the p&p from the US can be expensive and I really want to try this thread.
Best Wishes Pam

Yes I've found the large hole works fine with metallic thread. I've not tried superior metallic yet. Bottomline ordered in neutral colours. Good thing I didn't start talking metallic before my finger slipped.

Wendy, if you purchase topstitch needles from Superior Threads, you don't need metallic needles. Also, I buy their titanium needles because they last so much longer. Their web site tells you what size needle you need which whatever thread you are using.

Cheers Rita.

I experimented with different threads yesterday and using finer thread did mess up the tension but sorted with a bit of fiddling. But soo much better on the back. My fine thread is precious to me so I'm off to look at bottom line.

Anne want and need are interchangeable

Anne, are you using a metallic needle with the metallic thread? Also, you might want to reduce your tension to about 1 and slow down your machine so you can't go too fast. I find those things make a big difference to me when I use metallic thread.

Oh, just thought of a couple more things - if it's Gutterman thread then it's probably on a spool rather than a cone? Can you put the cone upright on your machine? That might help. Also, putting a cotton sock on it if you are using a cone on a cone threader would really help too.

Enjoy the show and don't spend it all in the one shop.

Wendy, I usually use a thin almost invisible thread on the back so that my stitching won't be so obvious. I think Bottom Line is great because it's really strong and doesn't stand out too much.

Oh, I never have . . . . .

I'm hoping to go this Friday....weather permitting. It's only a small show but I need a quilty fix.
It seems here in the UK quilt shows are getting smaller and smaller.....less traders and fabric shops closing down.
My local shop closes in July 2015. It's because fabric is so expensive in UK and we can buy online much cheaper, of course you don't get to stroke the fabric and see the real colours.
Wendy I had better take cash otherwise I might go mad and buy stuff I don't need and I'm sure none of us do that !!! Do we?? Anne
Anne

I use So Fine for piecing too. I like it because it doesn't leave lint in my machine. I love Superior Threads metallics and I use a coordinating color of Bottomline in my bobbin. I also use Bottomline in my bobbin when I use Superior's Rainbows threads.

Ardingly Lorna www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/html/Spring_Ardingly.html

Show? What show?

I like So Fine for FMQ. I use same thread in bobbin or bottom line. I adjust the top thread going down by skis ting the tensions.