Originally Posted by
Tartan
This may not be the same but varigated King Tut thread on my Bernina made a little thread knot right before the needle hole while quilting. Scared me when the thread and needle broke. I watched the needle until I finished the quilt and had to stop, cut the thread and re-thread twice more. The thread seemed very linty and that's what made the little ball before the needle. I tried several different needles as well and went with the needle where I could get the balanced stitch. I have not bought a spool of the varigated since.
I use a Superior 100/16 top stitch needle when I'm using King Tut threads. It improved my quilting a lot. I quilt on a Bernina 930 or Viking Sapphire 875.
Sharon