I sew on a Janome Horizon 7700 and Berninas. The threadcutters on any of my machines leave only a half to three-quarters of an inch thread. When I need to bury threads I pull the threads out to give me five inches or so and then cut by hand. When I have time I go back and pull the top thread to the back and bury the threads. A pain but I do not like the looks of locking the threads by machine or backtracking on the beginning or ending of my design.