Thoughts on Connecting Threads??
#21
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The linty problem seems very much to be related to your machine. I had been using Connecting Threads cotton thread for a few years and never had a bad lint problem. I tried Aurifil for a year or so and wow was it linty. Isn't that strange? So, I think you don't really know how it is going to be until you actually try it on your own machine. I have a Babylock Espire. Before that I had a Janome. I didn't try the Aurifil on the Janome but the Connecting Threads thread was fine with my Janome as well as my Babylock.
#25
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Fabrics definitely shed lint differently too. If I'm sewing flannel with CT or R-A thread, I need to clean my bobbin out constantly!
#26
I've used their thread exclusively for piecing for the last several years. Yes, it's a little linty, but if you take care of your machine and clean it regularly it's not a problem - it's not like it fills up your machine with lint. I've always cleaned my machine between each quilt. I also use it on my Voyager - the regular cotton thread looks GREAT for quilting. I buy the big ol' cones of it for piecing. I normally use either a natural or grey for piecing everything.
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#27
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I've yet to find a cotton thread that is 100% lint-free. So it's important to keep your bobbin cleaned before each project (and anytime I change bobbin or threads). I love all the colors - and especially the price of Connecting Threads thread and find that it is actually not as linty as others (and certainly not any worse). It really looks nice, and thus would highly recommend.
Buy a cone and see how your machine likes it!
Buy a cone and see how your machine likes it!
#28
I used CT thread for a long time and then my machine rejected it. I had to start using Aurofil, which was indeed sticker shock. Then one day I forgot my machine didn't like it and started using it again and I guess my machine forgot it didn't like it too, but it hasn't complained since.
#29
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I've ordered their "Essentials" threads and have been happy with the thread for the price. It is a little linty, but not any worse than Coats & Clark, and you get a whole lot more bang for your buck with the Essentials. I'll wind 2-3 bobbins full, after they're used up, then I clean out the bobbin case.
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