10CG7 Cool Grey 7 Glide Polyester Thread - 5,500 yards King Spool
The 10CG7 Cool Grey 7 Glide Polyester Thread — 5,500 yards King Spool is a medium-dark cool grey longarm quilting thread from Hab+Dash. Cool Grey 7 is significantly deeper than Cool Grey 3, sitting in the medium-dark range of the cool grey series. It provides strong tonal blending on medium-to-dark grey and slate-toned quilt backings where lighter greys would appear too light.
Product Details
- Color: 10CG7 Cool Grey 7 — a medium-dark cool grey
- Weight: 40wt trilobal polyester — industry standard for longarm quilting
- Yardage: 5,500 yards on a king-size spool
- Fiber: 100% trilobal polyester — high sheen, low lint, excellent strength
- Compatibility: All longarm machines and most domestic sewing machines
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does Cool Grey 7 compare to Cool Grey 3?
- Cool Grey 3 is a soft, light-to-medium grey. Cool Grey 7 is noticeably darker — a medium-dark grey that provides tonal blending on deeper grey fabrics where CG3 would read as too light. Studios that quilt quilts with dark grey content often keep both CG3 and CG7 to cover the full grey range.
- What quilts benefit from Cool Grey 7?
- Cool Grey 7 works best on medium-to-dark grey quilt backings, slate and cool charcoal quilts, and any contemporary design with darker cool-grey fabric content where a lighter grey thread would stand out rather than blend.
- Is Cool Grey 7 a specialty or production color?
- It can function as either. Studios that frequently quilt dark grey modern quilts keep CG7 as a production color. For more varied quilting work, it’s a specialty thread for specific darker backing fabrics.
- What bobbin pairs best with Cool Grey 7?
- A medium-dark grey Magna-Glide bobbin provides the closest match. On neutral backings, a standard grey or light grey bobbin also works acceptably.
- Can Cool Grey 7 be used on black fabric?
- Yes — on very dark charcoal fabrics, Cool Grey 7 provides a subtle tonal effect where the slight grey quality creates barely-visible quilting texture. On true black, a darker grey or black thread is preferable.