DanielMenjivar,
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Really glad I got this 700-colour Gütermann #thread chart several years ago (now discontinued); it’s made matching thread colours something I can do from home, which is especially helpful on days like today when I can’t go out. Plus, 700 colours is a lot!

Unfortunately Maxi-Lock doesn’t sell a chart like this for their serger thread, they just want to you to buy a pack of all 76 colours. #sewing @sewing

effika,
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@DanielMenjivar @sewing I had no idea the thread chart had been discontinued! I'll treat mine very carefully now.

I really wish more manufacturers offered these. I agree they make life much easier.

DanielMenjivar,
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@effika @sewing Wawak still sells a 400-colour thread chart, but on their website it says the 700-colour chart is discontinued.

jaseg,
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@DanielMenjivar I got a chart like that for like 10€ from Amann. Super handy for a beginner like me because with it I can buy the exact thread I need in the quantity I need.

Brodyberg,
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@DanielMenjivar @sewing after buying 76(x4) you are starting to talk about real money :-/

DanielMenjivar,
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@Brodyberg @sewing A pack of 76 × 1 is $350 CAD on Wawak: https://www.wawak.ca/thread/thread-by-brand/maxi-lock/maxi-lock-serger-spun-polyester-thread-pack-tex-27-3000-yds-76pack/#sku=spt4as and that would require the hassle of spinning thread onto 3 additional spools at a minimum, provided I have 3 empty spools per colour. Who does? So 76 × 4 would be $1400. Yikes! I wouldn’t use most colours anyways.

The problem is that these days, I’m sewing a lot of knits with 4-thread serging then a 5-thread flatlock/top coverstitching, so I need 9 spools if I don’t want to keep rethreading!

Brodyberg,
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@DanielMenjivar @sewing yeah, for me it’s worth it to just buy 4 spools when I need them and then try to not need them by trying to make projects work with black, white or a color I have spools in.

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