We know that you have high expectations for your thread. You should. So do we.
Say "No" to thread breaks and lint, and "Yes" to lustre, strength, quality, and value with Iris Threads - exceeding customers' expectations for over half a century.
About "The Thread"
Iris® Ultra™ Cotton
Iris® Ultra™ Cotton is a size 50, 3-ply, "No Hint of Lint™" 100% long staple Egyptian cotton that has been double-gassed and Mercerized - perfect for high speed longarm quilting or any other kind of machine quilting, piecing, or sewing where you don't want thread breaks or a visit from the lint monster.
Solid colors are well suited to any kind of long arm or other high speed stitching. Due to different processing and dyeing methods for variegated, running those at a slower speed is necessary.
42 solid colors are available in 3000 yd king cones, 500 yd mini king snap base cones, and 250 yd double ended snap base spools.
9 variegated colors are available in 2500 yd king cones, 400 yd mini king snap base cones, and 225 yd double ended snap base spools.
Iris® UltraBrite™ Trilobal Polyester
Iris® UltraBrite™ Polyester is a strong and vibrant 40 wt.120/2 trilobal filament polyester thread with a lustre and sheen that is superior even to rayon, and is ideal for high speed stitching in machine embroidery and longarm quilting.
299 colors are available in 5500 yd king cones, 1100 yd mini king snap base cones, and 600 yd double ended snap spools - PLUS 12 colors are available in 11000 yd king kong cones.
Iris® So-Rite™ Corespun
Iris® So-Rite™ Corespun is a strong, high quality, size 39/2 100% polyester core, polyester wrapped super-strong all-purpose sewing thread that can be used for any project from machine to hand use.
24 colors are available in 430 yard double ended snap spools.
Retail Store Display Program
All 3 types of Iris threads, in all sizes and colors, are available in a wide variety of standard and custom displays designed to fit your store needs. If we don't have a standard display suitable for your store, then we will work with you to come up with something specific to your needs.
Currently Available Standard Displays
Point of Sale Single Color PDQ Display - Self contained cardboard display holds 8 snap spools of one single color. Designed for small spaces, multiples of these can be stacked, placed on a shelf, counter, or mounted to a backer board and hung on a wall.
Top 12 PDQ - Holds 10 each of 12 colors of snap spools in a cardboard display designed for quick deployment on a counter or shelf. The Ultra cotton PDQ also has an available option that includes pre-wound bobbins in matching thread colors.
Top 42 Counter Display - Show off and focus on the thread with this minimalist display designed for a counter, cabinet, or tabletop. Can hold 5 each of up to 42 colors of snap spools, or 4 each of up to 42 colors of mini king cones.
Top 50 Rotating Counter Display - This display has a small footprint, but can show up to 54 king cones of thread, and easily fits on a counter, table, or cabinet top.
Best 100 Floor Display - This pro store model display only takes up less than 2 square feet of floor space, yet can hold either 4 mini kings or 5 snap spools in up to 112 colors of thread in a variety of configurations that can be customized for your shop. 4 of these will hold every thread color and type made by Iris in either snaps or minis! Put them side by side and back to back, and only take up 8 square feet of floor space.
Best 200 Rotating Floor Display - At only 4 square feet of floor space, this pro display can hold up to 208 colors of 4 mini kings each, or 5 snaps each. An available customization option allows for displaying king cones as well.
Say Who?
Who is Iris?
Iris® is the logo and brand of the company Hilos Iris, which is a family owned company that has been manufacturing thread for 3 generations. From the humble beginnings of a simple cart selling sundries and notions all the way to a 7 acre vertically integrated manufacturing facility, Iris remains focused on the customer while striving for product perfection and providing the best thread and value anywhere.
Who is EnMart?
EnMart is the authorized distributor of Hilos Iris threads for the U.S. EnMart also sells other supplies for embroidery, quilting, sublimation, and crafting. EnMart was formed over 10 years ago as an auxilary division of its parent company, Ensign Emblem as a direct result of Ensign starting to use Iris UltraBrite machine thread for embroidery (which it continues to use to this day). Ensign has been in business for over 40 years and is also a third generation family business that manufactures embroidered, screen printed, and sublimated emblems (a.k.a. "patches") for the rental uniform industry, as well as offering direct embroidery services.
Who are You?
If you are a retail store and currently buy from Checker Distributing and prefer to continue doing so, but want to buy Iris threads too - we have great news! You can purchase Iris threads and displays through your account with Checker. Contact Checker directly, or go through your sales rep for more information. Or you can always
contact us and we'll put you in touch with the right person there.
If you are a retail customer, and there is a retail store that carries Iris threads in your area, feel free to shop there instead - in fact, we encourage it! If you don't have a retail location near you, order from us and introduce yourself to Iris thread. Then, after you see how great it really is, have your local store
contact us to talk about getting one of our retail displays.
Here below is a map with a list of current retailers and distributors of Iris threads from EnMart (note that this map does not show additional stores selling Iris threads that purchase through Checker Distributing).
