Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Thread Cone - 5020 Light Military Green

Bring a touch of soft, earthy elegance and natural colour to your quilting and sewing projects with Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Cone 5020 Light Military Green.

Light Military Green is a beautiful, muted green thread with gentle olive undertones inspired by soft sage foliage, weathered greenery, and the peaceful colours of the natural landscape. Its understated colouring offers a lovely balance between earthy green and warm neutrals, making it a versatile choice for both traditional and contemporary quilting projects.

This sophisticated shade pairs beautifully with botanical prints, woodland-inspired fabrics, soft sage greens, warm beiges, creamy neutrals, earthy browns, golden yellows, and rustic quilting collections. Whether you're creating a nature-inspired quilt, adding subtle definition to leafy applique designs, or looking for a dependable muted green thread that complements your favourite fabrics, Light Military Green is a wonderful choice.

As a solid-colour thread, Light Military Green provides consistent colour throughout your stitching, making it ideal for coordinating seams, subtle quilting designs, and projects where you want a beautiful, uniform finish.

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.

With an impressive 6,452 yards (5,900 metres) per cone, it's an economical and convenient choice for frequent sewists, larger quilting projects, and longarm quilting.

Recommended Uses

• Machine piecing and precision patchwork
• Machine quilting and longarm quilting
• Decorative quilting and topstitching
• English Paper Piecing (EPP)
• Needle-turn applique
• Machine applique
• Machine embroidery
• Basting
• Whole cloth quilting
• Micro quilting and dense background designs
• Bobbin thread

Product Details

Brand: Aurifil
Thread Collection: Mako Cotton
Colour Number: 5020
Colour Name: Light Military Green
Colour Type: Solid
Thread Weight: 50wt
Ply: 2-ply
Fibre Content: 100% Cotton
Cone Size: 6,452 yards (5,900 metres)
SKU: MK50CO-5020

Recommended Needles

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

Why Choose an Aurifil 50wt Cone?

If you love Aurifil 50wt and go through thread faster than you go through fabric, the cone is a wonderful option!

With significantly more thread than a standard spool, it's ideal for quilters who sew frequently, enjoy larger projects, or want to keep a favourite colour ready for their next creative adventure.

Special Order Information

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

Aurifil Mako 50wt Light Military Green 5020 is a beautiful addition to your thread collection, offering dependable performance and soft, naturally inspired green colour for all kinds of quilting and sewing projects.