yarn | aurifil | 50wt 1300m | sea biscuit

Fine, strong and almost invisible – the Aurifil Cotton 50wt is the quiet hero in the sewing room. This thread glides effortlessly through cotton, linen or batiste and leaves precise, barely noticeable seams. Ideal when your fabric should take the spotlight – not the seam. The characteristic orange spool houses 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.

Warm, soft and a bit like sunlight on sand – Sea Biscuit is a creamy, light natural shade with subtle elegance. Perfect for beige and earth tones, low-contrast seams, or projects with a touch of boho chic.

Material & technical details

• Material: 100% cotton 

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

• Weight / Thickness: 50wt for incomparably flat seams

• Color: 6722 - Sea Biscuit

• 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