To date, I have used "Gutermann Waxed Silk Skein - 750m - Colour: Elephant" for basically everything, its a great compromise colour and at £35 per colour I can't afford to be buying many colours. Hence...
Can anyone recommend the most used colours - I want to buy 3 or 4 more.
And if you have NOT used this thread - it is absolute perfection. It is thin and incredibly strong, it fits through a No9 needle. And it NEVER tangles - the smoothest sewing imaginable. It arrives in a large loop that I cut at the bottom so I get 750 X 1m lengths.
Black is a good one, can cover midnight blue and dark navy.
White is a must, as all sleeve lining is white and is felled at the armhole and cuff.
A mid navy, depending on how good your stitching is this can be used on most dark coloured lining.
Dark grey and light grey, if your budget can stretch to it.
I have a burgundy, because I love that colour of lining.
And a brilliant blue, from one high paying customer from many years ago.