The Historic Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine is historically the most precious and vivid blue pigment — made from lapis lazuli, it was once worth more than gold. Glide 33145 Ultra Marine delivers this maximum vivid deep blue as thread: pure, saturated, and genuinely vivid at depth. For art quilts, jewel-tone designs, and any application where deep blue should be as rich and vivid as the historic pigment. For the classic dark end of the blue family see Glide 32965 Navy, while Glide 32145 Dodger and Glide 33155 Cosmic cover the brighter and more violet-leaning vivid blues.
Top 10 Uses
- Maximum vivid deep blue fabric backgrounds
- Art quilts in vivid ultramarine tradition
- Jewel-tone quilts with pure vivid blue
- Tone-on-tone on vivid deep blue fabric
- Photography quilts in maximum vivid blue
- Competition quilts with ultramarine design intent
- Mixed jewel-palette with pure vivid blue
- Paired with Cobalt and Zaffre for complete vivid deep blue family
- Studio maximum vivid deep blue thread
- Completing the vivid deep blue art family
Shop Fil-Tec Glide 33145 Ultra Marine Thread
Maximum vivid deep blue for art and bold quilts.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Glide 33145 Ultra Marine differ from Navy?
Ultra Marine is dramatically more saturated. Navy is a dark, muted uniform blue that recedes; Ultra Marine is a vivid jewel blue that projects. On navy suiting-style fabrics use Navy; on saturated royal, lapis, and jewel-blue fabrics, Ultra Marine is the accurate match.
Does Glide 33145 Ultra Marine work for tone-on-tone quilting?
Yes — on genuinely vivid deep blue fabric it produces striking tone-on-tone texture with the Glide sheen amplifying the jewel quality. On less saturated blues it will read as a deliberate pop of colour rather than a blend, which many art quilters use intentionally.
What bobbin thread pairs best with Glide 33145 Ultra Marine?
The matching Magna-Glide Delights bobbin in Ultra Marine keeps top and back identical for show work. For everyday production, a Navy bobbin also hides well beneath deep blue backings at a lower visual intensity.
