Bobbin Thread - The 770 machine requires 90 wt bobbin thread on a Class 15 style A bobbin. You can't just use the embroidery thread in your project to wind a bobbin and get going. Embroidery thread is 40 wt. Big difference. I also read many posts that this machine is temperamental. It knows what it likes and won't accept anything else. Trying to wind my own bobbins didn't work. It has to be tightly wound just so or my machine would just eat up the project. I discovered I could actually buy prewound bobbins. That became my new best friend, for the day. Amazon had a great deal, for $29.95 I got a box of 144 bobbins. I thought "Sheesh, that is a lifetime of bobbins". I was wrong, AGAIN. Just for the record, I am getting about 45,000 - 50,000 stitches out of each bobbin. That sure sounds like a lifetime of bobbins to me. That is actually 3 -6 projects, depending on the design.
Embroidery Thread - First things first, you can NOT use sewing thread for embroidery. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 if you try to use sewing thread to embroider. Embroidery machines stitch at a minimum of 350 stitches per minute slowed down. Mine will stitch 650 and that is a beginner machine. I have seen some that will stitch as many as 1500. It takes a strong thread to handle that speed. Rayon used to be the thread of choice for embroidery but Polyster has taken its place. After finally figuring out what type to buy, I was ready to go......or so I thought.
Based on feedback of what thread is recommended, Floriani is the BEST embroidery thread out there - and the most expensive. A beginner needs lots of thread to get started so unless you have deep pockets, I wouldn't recommend Floriani to start with. For a 100 spool set of Floriani, it will cost over $400. Here is a list of some other polyester brands available: Robison Anton, Isacord, Madeira, Mettler, Sulky, Exquisite Polystar, Sigma, Metro, and others on Amazon. After much research and thought, I chose to go with the Metro brand. For 66 spools, it was only $49.50. I always heard to be careful, you get what you pay or. There are a couple FB groups specifically geared towards the Brother machines. MANY stated they use Metro thread without any issues. Some did say their machine would shred it. I had to start somewhere and didn't want to invest a lot of money on a machine that I haven't turned on yet. (note: since then I have bought Sigma, Isacord and Exquisite to try). Metro thread does feel a little thinner than other brands but that isn't necessarily a bad thing when flowing through the tiny needle hole. Metro has a beautiful sheen to it and works up nicely. The one thing I would go back and change if I could would be the package I bought. I would have purchased the All 166 colors for $124.50. Sigma is 148 colors for $111. You would think 66 spools would give all the choices in the world for a project and you wouldn't need anything else. As with many things in my embroidery journey, that was wrong as well. There are 7 colors in the rainbow but thousands of shades per color. I ended up going back and buying 75 more colors. Here is a sneak peek of just one thread drawer.
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