100% Cotton Thread

Note: We have renamed some of the colours so that they are more representative of the actual colours.

100% Cotton Thread, 40 Weight for Quilting and Sewing

Marathon Threads Canada now also stocks 100% lighter weight long staple cotton thread for general sewing, embroidery, quilting, or serging. Great for quilt piecing. Perfect to add a special touch to all your decorative stitching projects, too! Since it is mercerized, a smoother, high quality thread is manufactured causing less wear and tear on the machine. This beautiful thread is available in both 1,500 mtr. (1,650 yd.) and 3,000 mtr. (3,300 yd.) cones. Please see chart below for available colours.

colour #1 Black Item #1266 & #1351
colour #3 White Item #1267
colour #4 Ivory Item #1268 & #1353
colour #5 Ecru Item #1269 & #1354
colour #76 Red Item #1386
colour #114 Navy Item #1316
colour #118 Grey Item #1317 & #1403
colour #122 Grey #1318
colour #139 Light Taupe Item #1320
colour #141 Taupe Item #1407
colour #174 Tan Item #1331

Note: Due to variations in monitor colours, these swatches are not exact matches to the actual thread colour.


40 Weight

1,500 mtr. (1,650 yd.)

  • #3
    White
  • #4
    Ivory
  • #5
    Ecru
  • #114
    Navy
  • #118
    Grey
  • #122
    Grey
  • #139
    Light Taupe
  • #139
    Light Taupe
  • #174
    Tan

40 Weight

3,000 mtr. (3,300 yd.)

  • #1
    Black
  • #4
    Ivory
  • #5
    Ecru
  • #76
    Scarlet Red
  • #118-a727
    Grey
  • #141
    Taupe