I didn't find it too linty at all. My bobbin area looks the same when I change bobbins as it does when I use Aurifil, Masterpiece, or any other good thread. The Bernina tech told me it was all in the thread guides how much lint goes in the machine. Older machines has all outside thread guides so most of the lint gets taken away by air movement. The newer machines the thread guides are inside the machine so no place for the lint to go so it builds up. He said keep that in mind when choosing thread.