50 wt/2-ply 100% Cotton Thread Milled in Italy.

270 Colours

(5900 m/6452 yd) 

Aurifil’s 50wt thread is our most versatile and most popular Cotton thread.

It is available in all 270 of our Cotton colors, and is wound on our iconic orange spool.

The 50wt is strong and fine, and results in remarkably flat and crisp seams. 

While it is wonderful for piecing, subtle quilting & topstitching, and English Paper Piecing it also works incredibly well for:

Needle Turn Applique

Bobbin and Machine Lace

Machine Applique (Straight Stitch, ZigZag, Blind Hem and Blanket Stitch,)

Machine Embroidery

Dense Machine Quilting

Subtle Machine and Longarm Quilting

Basting

Whole Cloth and Micro Quilting

Dense Background Designs