I love the Aurifil. After taking my baby in to be repaired for something that happened (still in repair so don't know what) I'll NEVER EVER EVER use thread that I don't know the age of. I did just get some silk finished 100% Mettler, which is about the same price and so far I like it. I'm not finding it to be linty at all. I would like to try the Connecting Threads, but haven't gotten around to trying it. I really think that the Aurifil is just so wonderful.