Simthread Best 21 Colors Metallic Embroidery Machine Thread Kit 500M(550Y) for Computerized Embroidery and Decorative Sewing

Love Simthread! Great price for all these pretty colors. No trouble with thread breakage. They work well.

I love the colors, they are so vibrant and look much shinier in person than they do on my pictures. I sewed with my Brother PR650 six needle. I used a 90/14 Top Stitch needle, which has a longer eye and wider groove and sewed at 500 spm. I didn't change my tension or use the thread nets. I tried to use a thread net but it was too tight to let my thread come off the spool. (could be I didn't put it on right) When doing the first design of the shoe I used my regular embroidery needle and had a couple of breaks. After changing to the Top Stitch needle, as recommended, I only had one break. I couldn't wait to do some free standing lace earrings. They sewed out beautifully, I used earring patterns from Sonia Showalter Designs. They look so much better than the ones I have done with regular embroidery thread. I will be using Simthread's Metallic Thread from now on for my FSL earrings. It did not tangle, nest or shred which is a big plus. Looking forward to making cards with my metallic thread. I'm happy with my order and highly recommend Simthread Metallic Embroidery Thread.

Exactly as advertised. I haven’t used them yet…

Colors are gorgeous. Everything I thought a metallic thread should be. I can’t wait to try new designs on different colors of fabric. Glad I stuck with it and reached out for help. Continue reading for detailed account of learning curve and struggle. I wanted to add this part to my review as an encouragement to those who might be going through the same frustration I had starting out with metallic thread. As I started stitching out on my machine, the colors popped and were even more beautiful on fabric then they were fresh out of the box. Unfortunately, I was having breaking and shredding ever few stitches. I was using a thread stand set behind my machine. I changed designs, fabric, stabilizer, sewers aid on the thread to reduce friction. I even switched out needles in case I had a bad needle right out of the box.Nothing changed, I continued to get breaks and shredding. I moved my thread to the floor before using a box with a pencil shoved through it to allow the spool of thread to roll of instead of coiling off as it did on my thread stand (which helped just enough to keep me fighting this war of the learning curve using metallics).I even tore into my machine hunting for an illusive thread that might be causing the problem. Nothing! No change! Uhg. This thread was too beautiful to give up on. At the last thread of my sanity, I reached out to a group of embroiderers familiar with simthread metalics and received a lot of helpful feedback. Some suggested turning the speed down on my machine (I never used full speed on my machine, so that wasn’t the issue). It wasn’t until 0ne person suggested changing the tension on my Brother PE770 to -4. NEGATIVE 4!!! What! Are you crazy? I’ve always been told my other embroiders to NEVER, EVER CHANGE TENSION! But I researched tension on my machine. Geez, honestly, I didn’t even know my machine had a tension setting because you’re not supposed to change it anyway, right? Well, after debating weather or not this thread was worth it (and I thought it was) I went ahead and did THE UNTHINKABLE! And guess what… yup, you guessed it. SUCCESS!!!! I still had a couple of breaks (especially with the color that I hadn’t used sewers aid on) but the few breaks I had were nothing, a drop during the storm, compared to what I had experienced for almost 7 hours prior.The design that was using was also pretty dense with wide satin stitches. Here is a picture of my successful test stitch that has made all my efforts and growth through this learning curve worth it. I followed up with a pair of FSL earrings. And celtic horse on an old shirt.

If you want to add some pizazz and sparkle to your embroidery projects, then you should definitely put a set of Simthread's 21 Best Colors Metallic Thread in your Amazon shopping cart right now. The price is right and the quality is fantastic. There was no tangline or shredding on any of my projects, and I was super impressed. If you're one of those individuals who has avoided using metallic thread in your machine, this is an opportunity to experience the thrill of flawless, hassle-free stitching with this carefully curated selection of colors. The thread performed perfectly on both light-to-medium weight fabric as well as a heavier-weight brushed denim (see photos and video above). This is an excellent value for sewists of all skill levels. You can't beat the price, and if you've been a customer of Simthread's regular embroidery thread, you know that you can count on their good quality and customer service. Highly recommended!

Work pretty good. Tangles a little. And breaks. But overall worth it for the look. Def comes out awesome. Slow down embroidery machine.

Good

I'm fairly new to machine embroidery. I'd heard horror stories about working with metallic threads. A few years ago, I tried to stitch a decorative stitch on my regular sewing machine and it was a disaster. I found a Christmas panel scene that I badly wanted to do and decided it was time to get over it. I ordered this Simthread set of 21 colors. First of all it arrived very quickly. Gorgeous colors! Great price. I liked that they included a card with suggestions on how to stitch with metallics. I followed them all. Topstitch needle, thread stand, thread net (included!) and slower speed. They also suggested dropping tension to 1. I started out at 1 and changed tension until I arrived at what I thought was a good tension. That's the little pink/green rose. The next two photos are details of the Christmas panel using the gold and the blue for the sky. The picture doesn't do it justice; it's so pretty! An iridescent, not a flat blue. I have had no jams or thread breaks at all. Love the effect! Can't wait to try the variegated one! Love it!

As described

Have bought these a few times now and love it! Thread is nice quality and looks great!

Love the colours!!

This thread is absolutely gorgeous. The colours are amazing, the shine is beautiful but it’s much thinner than I was expecting. Compared to my DMC, it’s one strand vs three. I still love it, but will likely double up my stitches to make it pop more.

Thread breaks