Thank you feline fanatic for such an informative reply regarding thread! I used cotton quilting thread exclusively on my HQSS for several years. The lint is annoying and time consuming. After taking it in for servicing I was introduced to Glide thread. The dealer I visited for servicing (my machine was purchased online and shipped to me) had me try it out. It's lovely to work with. However it's a big change from cotton thread for me. I worry about the thread cutting the quilt. Sounds crazy I'm sure.
I did find that my stitches using Glide are beautiful! It has really fired up my fmqing again. In addition to quilting quilts and bags I'm particularly interested in fabric painting, thread painting and art quilting. In your opinion, if I may ask, is Glide appropriate for those applications?