yarn | aurifil | 50wt 1300m | muslin

Fine, strong, and nearly invisible – the Aurifil Cotton 50wt is the quiet hero in the sewing room. This thread glides effortlessly through cotton, linen, or batiste, leaving precise, barely noticeable seams. Ideal when your fabric should take the spotlight – not the seam. The characteristic orange spool holds around 270 color dreams: from delicate pastels to dramatic deep blues. Whether in patchwork, delicate appliqués, or as a faithful companion for English Paper Piecing – the 50wt shows how much elegance is in a fine thread.

Almost invisible, but always there – Muslin is a delicate off-white with a warm undertone, perfect for light fabrics, subtle appliqués, and tone-on-tone seams. Your ideal "go-to" thread for precise elegance.

Material & technical details

• Material: 100 % cotton 

• Construction: 2-ply thread made of 100 % Egyptian, mercerized cotton

• Weight / Thickness: 50wt for incomparably flat seams

• Color: 2311 - Muslin

• Spool: about 1300 meters 

• Applications: Piecing (Hand&Machine) and Quilting (fine/subtle), Topstitching, Appliqués (Hand & Machine), English Paper Piecing, Basting, Machine Embroidery, Dense Background Designs etc.

• Needle: Topstitch or Sharp 80/12 or 90/14 Longarm MR 2.5 or 3.0