Do you use Glide thread?
#13
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I love Glide for quilting on my longarm but tend to use a cotton thread for piecing. Mainly because I press my seams with my iron on the hottest setting and I am afraid the Glide thread might melt.
Forgot to add: I frequently sew the binding on with the same Glide thread that I used for the quilting. It's one way to free up a bobbin for the longarm. I, also, topstitch the binding down by machine too using the Glide. I use a 1.8 for stitching all my pieces, regardless of what kind of thread I use..
Forgot to add: I frequently sew the binding on with the same Glide thread that I used for the quilting. It's one way to free up a bobbin for the longarm. I, also, topstitch the binding down by machine too using the Glide. I use a 1.8 for stitching all my pieces, regardless of what kind of thread I use..
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 10-06-2022 at 06:52 PM.
#15
I use Glide for my longarm. I love the lack of lint and the sheen when I quilt with it. I have used it occasionally for piercing but prefer Aurifil for piecing. I find it too slick and after trimming blocks to size sometimes the edge comes undone. Also I have found that winding the bobbin with Glide can be tricky.
#16
I absolutely l♡ve Glide for my longarm . For use on a domestic, l've only found it sews nicely as a bobbin thread. Glide is a synthetic that resembles machine embroidery thread...it's too slick, and untwists at the needle too much for use in general sewing/ piecing. Use it to quilt ( domestic or longarm), for fabulous lustrous quilting.