Aurifil Mako Cotton Thread 50wt 1300yd – Light Beige

🧵 Full Product Description

The Aurifil Mako Cotton Thread 50wt in Light Beige is a premium long-staple Egyptian cotton thread designed for both hand and machine sewing. Known for its smooth finish, strength, and versatility, Aurifil 50wt is a favorite among quilters and sewists worldwide.

This soft neutral Light Beige blends beautifully with warm, natural, and light-colored fabrics, making it ideal for piecing, quilting, appliqué, and detailed stitching where you want the thread to disappear into the fabric. With 1,300 yards per spool, it provides excellent coverage and consistent results for projects both large and small.

Aurifil’s low-lint cotton ensures smooth stitches, balanced tension, and outstanding stitch definition—perfect for precision quilting, longarm work, and everyday sewing.

✨ Thread Specifications

• Color: Light Beige (soft neutral for subtle finishes)

• Material: 100% Long-Staple Egyptian Cotton

• Thread Weight: 50wt – strong yet fine

• Length: 1,300 yards per spool

🪡 Recommended Needle Sizes

• 80/12 Microtex / Sharp

• Universal, Quilting, or Denim needles

• 4.0 Longarm Needle (use 50wt thread in the bobbin)

🧶 Ideal Uses

• Needle-turn appliqué & hand piecing

• English Paper Piecing (EPP)

• Bobbin work and machine lace

• Machine appliqué (straight, zigzag, blind hem, blanket stitch)

• Machine embroidery & dense quilting

• Longarm quilting & background fills

• Basting, whole-cloth quilting, and micro-quilting

🧵 Key Features (Bullet Section)

• Premium 100% Egyptian cotton thread

• Smooth, strong, and low-lint

• Excellent stitch definition and tension control

• Ideal for quilting, piecing, and longarm quilting

• Large 1300-yard spool for fewer thread changes

• Made in Italy