wow!!! seems like a good deal! i ordered the salt and pepper set and three colors...gonna give them a try! will get the snips next time as it seems like i will love this thread. I have a 1630 Bernina so and the mettler is a little linty as well, so cleaning out the lint isnt much of an issue. I have recently been using aurifil and love it, but was looking for something a little more economical. I will probably get many more colors!