The newer Coats thread is not as linty and much smoother then it use to be. Coats and Clark has started to sponsor more of the quilt exhibits, designers, and shows so their thread will be soon be endorsed just as much as the other best thread brands.

A co worker use to own a small sewing factory that contracted sewing some clothes dept stores. He did all the sewing machine repairs. He said if the machines had outside threading lint wasn't a big concern, just clean when you see the lint. It's the inside threading the new machines have that lint build up will cause damage. You can't see or get to the lint in them. Vintage machines have outside threading with lots of thread guides. Thread guides are very useful for a good stitch. It's cheaper to make a machine with inside treading and horizontal spool spindles and few thread guides. The savings can go into other features of the machines that most want these days.

I use coats and clark mainly because I can get it at WalMart. The all cotton does have a habit of balling up and breaking if you do not whatch it closely. No problems with the others.

My Berninas don't like any thread that makes lint. I use Metrosene or Presencia.

I just sent my thread snob machine back to the shop because once again I used C and C thread in it. It kept breaking and finally got stuck somewhere in the machine's guts. Fortunately my machine only needed cleaning, but I will never buy Coats and Clarks again. A thread person told me they used to be good, but quality has steadily deteriorated over the years.

I have always used this thread both for sewing clothing, making quilts and also hand quilting. No complaints----
Good luck, Kutnso

I have used coats and clark 100% cotton many times and have not had any problems, but it does give off more lint than some others. Need to clean the bobbin area more often when using it. Mettler silk finish is really nice. I use more cone threads now so use robison anton alot. My very favorite is aurifil but it is expensive. Aurifil has very little lint.

good Luck

Suzy

I use C&C with no problems. I like the 100% cotton on the big spools. I have wondered how a machine knows what thread is being used also, but I have a 40/50 year old Necchi (which I use almost exclusively) and there are some threads that make it scream at me! It likes C&C so I give it what it likes!

When buying cotton thread, look for the words 'Long Staple Cotton' or preferably 'Extra Long Staple Cotton' on the spool or packaging - this is what determines a thread's strength and the amount of lint it produces. IMO it is a false economy to put cheap thread in a relatively much more expensive sewing machine.

I too use Connecting Threads or Gutermann. I heard at my last guild meeting that all cotton thread is going up in price just like the fabric.