Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Thread Cone - 2886 Light Avocado

Fresh, warm, and beautifully versatile, Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Thread in Light Avocado #2886 is a lovely yellow-green that's perfect for piecing, quilting, applique, and everyday sewing.

Aurifil 50wt is a popular 2-ply cotton thread known for its strength and fine profile. It creates beautifully flat, crisp seams with less bulk, making it an excellent choice for precision piecing while still providing the durability needed for machine and longarm quilting.

This generous 6,452-yard (5,900 metre) cone is especially useful for frequent sewists, larger quilting projects, longarm quilting, and anyone who seems to go through thread faster than they go through fabric. 😉

Perfect For

• Machine piecing
• Precision patchwork
• Machine quilting
• Longarm quilting
• Topstitching
• English Paper Piecing
• Needle turn applique
• Machine applique
• Machine embroidery
• Basting
• Whole cloth quilting
• Micro quilting
• Dense background quilting

Why Aurifil 50wt?

Strong, fine, and wonderfully versatile, Aurifil 50wt helps seams lie flatter and reduces unnecessary bulk. Light Avocado #2886 is a fresh, warm green with a yellow undertone, pairing beautifully with cream, white, olive, sage, teal, turquoise, mustard, yellow, orange, rust, brown, florals, and nature-inspired prints. It's a wonderful choice for botanical quilts, garden themes, retro-inspired projects, and anywhere you want a cheerful green with a little warmth.

Specifications

• Brand: Aurifil
• Thread: Mako Cotton 50wt
• Colour: Light Avocado
• Colour Number: 2886
• Fibre: Cotton
• Weight: 50wt / 2-ply
• Size: Cone
• Yardage: 6,452 yards / 5,900 metres

Recommended Needles

• 80/12 Microtex/Sharp, Universal, Quilting, or Denim needle
• 4.0 Longarm needle
• Aurifil 50wt can also be used in the bobbin

Special Order Item: Please allow approximately 2-3 weeks for your thread to arrive, based on distributor availability.