Gravel

Cool Neutral Strength in Gravel Thread

Gravel thread offers a calm, medium grey tone that brings balance, depth, and quiet structure to your quilting and embroidery. This versatile shade sits right between light silver and charcoal, making it ideal for both background stitching and detail work. Whether you’re creating a bold modern layout or a soft, low-volume design, this thread blends where needed and stands out when you want it to.

Use it when your project needs a steady, neutral thread that adapts across colors and styles.

Smooth Glide with Reliable Control

Fil-Tec’s Gravel thread, part of the 40wt Glide line, runs smoothly through longarm and domestic machines. The trilobal polyester construction resists lint, fraying, and tension issues—delivering strong, crisp stitches across dense quilting, delicate embroidery, and precision piecing. Its subtle sheen highlights shapes and patterns without overwhelming your fabric.

You’ll get clean outlines, smooth fills, and consistent results every time.

Ideal for Modern Quilts, Neutrals, and Everyday Stitching

Pair Gravel thread with black, white, navy, or brights for contrast, or match it with greyscale prints, solids, or textured backgrounds. It works well in geometric quilts, minimalist designs, masculine projects, or anywhere neutral color helps tie the palette together. Whether you’re quilting, outlining appliqué, or adding shadow detail, this thread delivers subtle sophistication.

Its flexible color and strong stitch make it a workhorse in any thread stash.

Why Choose This Product?

• Medium grey tone with soft, clean sheen

• 40wt trilobal polyester—durable, smooth, and low-lint

• Compatible with longarm and domestic machines

• Great for backgrounds, topstitching, and detailed quilting

• Pairs well with modern prints, neutrals, and bold contrasts

Quilt with Confidence and Control Using Gravel Thread

Choose this thread when your project needs subtle power, smooth performance, and a versatile color that works with everything.

Fil-Tec Glide™ with Advanced Trilobal Technology will maintain consistent tension throughout every spool. The results are high quality, consistent stitch formation, fewer thread breaks, and fewer machine stops. The thread appears to melt into the fabric; Customers rely on the superior strength of Glide in fast-paced production environments. Stronger thread translates into fewer thread breaks and less machine downtime, Glide runs virtually lint-free through your machine’s needle and tensioners. Great for Machine Quilting, Piecing and Embroidery!

Grey, metal, sterling, neutral, silver, warm brown