Originally Posted by
judykay
As I mentioned I had a problem when stitching my gfg but I don't have any issues in my machine or with hand quilting using it. I had problems with several threads shredding and knotting when doing the overcast stitch when putting my hexies together. In my humble opinion it was shredding because of going in and out of the fabric so much with the same thread.
I have read that for hand-sewing one should start with a thread only about 18 inches long.
I think some of us used a much longer thread to avoid rethreading the needle and trying to get a nice know in the thread.