Ann The Gran Community

How do you like the Madeira Thread Treasure Chest? Click on 'Reply' and tell me what you like about it, what you don't like about it, and why someone else should or shouldn't buy it.

I ordered the treasure chest when I was a newbee to ms and I love it.   I have rarely had to run to the store to purchase the proper thread when I come up with one of those spur-of-the-moment items.   Of course I do a lot of thread substitutions because I don't have the exact color called for, but so far have been able, most of the time, to get very close matches.   The chest has extra drawer space so that you can add more colors also. I wish I had known at the time that they also have the treasure chest in polyester thread.   Since I have learned more, I now try to  use polyester most of the time since it doesn't fade in the wash like rayon does, but tjhe rayon is great for those "special" gifts like framed items or wall hangings, christening gowns and other things that are never or less frequently washed. When I save enough pennies I intend to order the polyester assortment too.

Linda

Hi Ann, I am fairly new to this embroidery endeavor, and the first thing I purchased was the Medeira Thread Treasure Chest. I was thrilled with the great variety of colors and had great success in making my gt. grandchildren each a quilt containing blocks of my own embroidery. Thanks for all your help on your site.   Fern

I think the Madeira Thread chest was a great way to start embroidering However I found I liked bigger spools of thread for some of my projects. I aslo until reading this blog did not know how to get refills for certain colors.  I would like to state that I took a couple of classes when I got my sewing machine and if I didn't learn anything else I got the message when one lady in the class said she kept a special credit card for ordering on line. She had a problem with idenity theft and they had gotten into her bank account. I went out and got a credit card with a small balance and the most I can be out is $500. Others might learn from this also.

I got my Madeira treasure chest when I first started embroidering several years ago.  Since I hadn't built up a thread stash, it was great  because I could usually find the color I needed or a good substitute. 

However, my local sewing store has started carrying larger spools of a different brand and I tend to buy for specific projects (like quilts) so they are more handy.  I really like the Madeira thread and find that when I go to embroidery classes that's the ones I grab.  I find there are a lot of colors I don't use regularly in my chest so use them up practicing in the classes.  Hopefully the thread doesn't deteriorate too much with age as the chest is now about 6 years old and I still haven't used some of the spools.

LOVE IT! 

When I first began machine embroidering, I purchased the Madeira Embroidery Thread Box containing 80 spools of thread.  It served its' purpose at the time.  It was half the cost of the Madeira Embroidery Thread Chest.However, I was continually looking for colors that did not exist in this thread box. 

Then I received the Madeira Embroidery Thread Chest as a gift and was like a kid in a candy store.  Budget permitting, I would highly recommend this chest.  Each spool has a Madeira color code number on the end and the same number corresponds to that spool slot in the chest.  Therefore, re-ordering could not be more simple.  The additional space in the chest allows for seam rippers, embroidery scissors, etc.  I also had room to keep a few spools of bobbin thread (Brother) as well.

 Joan/NJ