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"   Yes, all-purpose thread will do the trick for most sewing projects, but choosing the best thread for a specific task will give you a more polished look and eliminate the possibility that you&amp;#039;ll have to re-sew something. Here&amp;#039;s help deciding which thread to use.   Polyester: Because it&amp;#039;s durable and has a little bit of stretch, it&amp;#039;s good for knit and other stretch fabrics.   Cotton: Best for light- to medium-weight natural fabrics like cotton and linen. As it&amp;#039;s not as strong as polyester, cotton thread doesn&amp;#039;t have any &amp;quot;give&amp;quot; so avoid using it on knits. (Trust me on this one: I&amp;#039;ve had a whole sewing project fall apart because I used cotton thread on a knit fabric. What a headache!)   Cotton-wrapped polyester: While it looks like cotton, it stretches like polyester, making it a good choice for most types of fabrics because it has a combination of strength and stretch.  Silk: Use this on silk or wool or for tailoring, buttons, buttonhole edges or decorative sewing. It has a nice sheen but it is also very strong and does not tangle as easily as other threads.  If you&amp;#039;re wondering what needle you might need, see my previous post, &amp;quot;Sewing 101: Choosing the Right Needle for Your Fabric&amp;quot;.  To see how we test products at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, please go to www.goodhousekeeping.com/ghritours. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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