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Has anyone purchased their threads? If so, what do you think of it? Thanks for your opinions.

Lots and LOTS and love it! The cotton thread for piecing, the Essential Pro for my long-arm. The Essential Pro is a 70-weight so it doesn't overpower the piecing or fabrics, just sinks in nicely.

I buy it all the time and love it! So many colors to choose from and doesn't leave as much lint IMHO.

I have purchased a lot of thread from them and love it.

Just bought a set this past December. Love it and the spools go on and on and on.....

A lot of people like it. Once I tried Aurifil, though, I haven't tried any other threads.

Thanks for your input! I like the price and color selection but didn't want to buy without asking for opinions.

Thread is like shoes. Not everyone likes the same pair, and different shoes are better suited for different surfaces. So there are two qualifiers to "liking" thread - *you* like it AND it works well in your machine. Some machines can be just as finicky about thread as we are about shoes.

I bought a bunch of CT Essential spools and me and my machine both hated it, so much so that I used only a few yards of 3 colors and traded it all away.

1) Far too much fuzz 'debris' coming off of it. At one point a huge clump fell off the needle and before I could stop I quilted it to my quilt. At this point I had only used no more than 5 yards of thread!!! I could even make a lot of fuzz just by skimming it through my fingernails.
2) Thread shredding one ply only - tried several needles - not a needle problem.
3) I found the appearance dull and without any luster at all.

In short, I found it to be a thread of inferior quality.

that said - there are plenty of people who do love it - which is how I was able to trade the 10 spools that I had.

I suggest that you buy ONE spool and try it. If you and your machine both like it, then buy more. I made the mistake of buying a lot for a project and not being able to use it because both me and my machine hated it.

I like it. I used Gutterman Thread before, and I like Connecting Threads just as well. It is more linty, but I just clean my machine more often. The spools just go on and on. Can't beat that!! I bought it on sale and only paid $1.74 a spool. My machine, a Janome, likes it too.
Sue

I have and I love it when they go on sale.

i love mine!!! works great in the juki on the frame and i also use it for piecing. so many pretty colors :)

Too linty for me. I bought one spool and cleaned up aqua lint continuously, but tried an ivory just to be sure - yup - same thing - just a different color.

They are having a "last chance" sale on 3 thread sets containing 15 different colors. The new sets only have 10 colors.

I have purchased it, but it seems I have to clean the bobbin area more with this thread, more fuzzies.

It is all I use, I really like it, and the price is right too. I think some of their collections are on sale now.

I thought it was very linty, love Aurafil!!!!!

I know you saw my post. So, you know how I feel about it. My Janome likes it and you can't beat the price. Yes, it is linty. But, I haven't found anything I like better.

I've never bought any because my girlfriend did and hated it. She complained it made a ton of lint. I have Aurifil thread I bought which was $10 a spool, and I feel the same way about it---it makes alot of lint. I'm using it up, but I won't be buying any more.

i have been using their threads for some time now- and like them- prices are good- great color selection- and my machines seem to like them- i use the cottons for sewing with the domestic machines- the machine quilting polyester threads for long-arm & the silks for applique- i like them all

I didn't like it.
I'm devoted to Aurifil or Prescenia as top thread and Bottom Line in the bobbin.

I use the Cotton Essentials on my Janome and my Bailey. It creates some lint but so has every other cotton thread I have tried. The color choices are great! I can usually piece and quilt two bed sized quilts with one of the small spools. Plus...you can't beat the price, customer service and free shipping with a $50 purchase.

I use it but it is a bit linty!

I've bought 3 sets of their thread. I've used several colors and, yes, they are a little linty but isn't all cotton thread? Is there a brand out there that doesn't make lint?

I said no because of the lint, but I've never used any other all cotton thread so that may be an interesting question. I used the old C & C poly covered cotton for years and then Gutterman. My Elna liked both of those and she's a little fussy. I will have try another brand and see. CT isn't bad thread other than the lint.

I use it on my vintage machines only (as it was gifted to me), but I won't use it on my expensive, computerized machines. The lint that comes off CT thread is worse than any other thread I've ever used. My vintage machines I can and do maintain and clean myself, so no big deal. But with the cost of maintenance on computerized machines...no way.

Aurifil makes very little lint. But, yes, I think all cotton thread will give off some lint. But, you don't want massive lint balls surrounding your bobbin case or feed dogs and CT does just that. No biggie if you have a vintage machine and can clean it easily, but I don't want that lint traveling into my computerized machine or causing problems in the thread guide of my newer machines.

I use it all the time. It is more linty than some but that's not really a hardship for me. You can always find a color to match your project.

I bought one set, and liked it. Bought 3 more sets of colors later; and some of the spools have knots in the thread. Liked it for the color choice and price; am now having second thoughts about buying it again.

I have a set, but have only used it a couple of times--it seems VERY linty to me, especially the red. I had to vacuum my machine after every bobbin change when I used the red:(. Just got some Aurifil and really like it, but it is linty also. I guess that's just a cotton thread thing.

I've only heard great things about it. The site says it's low lint which is one of the many things that I love about Aurofil. Because I've only heard great things about it I just placed my first order for 100% cotton in a variety of colors. They have some sets really at a great price so I decided to try it. I've ordered other things from them in the past and had good results so I figured I'd take the plunge. Money is tight but I have to have thread.

It must be with your needles or something with your machine. While I just placed my first order for this cotton I've used Aurifil for 3 yrs almost exclusivly and have no problem with lint and most of the other comments on here have said the same thing. I have 3 different machines (makes) and they all love it. Connecting threads say it's low lint so I'm hoping so.

I love the color choices, size of spools and price...but...I can't wait til changing the bobbin to clean the lint. Also i had
trouble with the thread bleeding. I used red and brown on white fabric and when spraying with water to get my
markings out the thread bled onto the white and tried everything and it wouldn't come out so learned that lesson
the hard way!

Dog house mom said it best. I hated the essential pro and thankfully only ordered one cone of it. The essential cotton is so-so. I also found it very linty. I have found too many other threads I like a ton better so I won't be ordering it again.

I have been really pleased with CT. Yes, it is a little linty, but I always clean my machine after using it, so it's never been a big deal for me. I especially like the thread cones as I have used them for both piecing and quilting. I have never had problems with thread bleeding, but I have taken caution when using their red thread.

When money is tight and 100% cotton thread is less than $3 a spool (and a big spool at that) I just can't pass it up!

I switched to Superior threads and have given away most of the thread from CT. CT had way too much lint.

I purchased a set and absoulutely love it - I give it two thumbs up.

It is so funny to see all the diffeent remarks about lint. I started quilting using Mettler and a few other name brand expensive spools of thread. I was getting a ton of lint on my Janome. Then, I tried the Connecting Threads essential cotton spools and the lint was reduced by at least half if not more. I now have a BabyLock Espire and again no problem with lint. I have now used about 6-8 different colors of CT thread and haven't noticed any problems.

I have been using the essentail pro in my ansley and like it so far. Have not seen very much lint.

I have a lot of CT threads. My Brother 1500 likes it for machine quilting so I like it.

I have just about every color and it is the only thread I use in my longarm, I have never had a problem with it.