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11-19-2010, 08:25 PM
#65
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I am a long arm quilter and use king Tut 100% cotton and can quilt an entire queen size where the thread may bread once or twice. I did free motion on my DM with YLI again 100% cotton thread no problems. I piece with only 100% cotton. may depend on the quaility of the thread, I do not like Connecting Threads thread, I find it very linty and do know alot of folks here used as it is budget friendly.
Originally Posted by ckcowl
100% cotton thread tends to break ALOT when quilting; most long arm quilters use polyester threads. but every machine has a personality all it's own and you need to find the thread that works in your machine. what works in mine may not work in yours, and the people at the class??? well, they are going to tell you THEIR preferance, not what is going to be best for you.to use cones you just need to come up with a stand (i actually use a travel cup) to hold the cone upright behind the machine, or you can purchase cone holders, then thread as normal works great. i have found that maxilock thread (for sergers) works really well in my viking and on the long-arm. but some of the expensive, recommended threads do not work for me at all. there is a learning curve to finding what is best for you.
06-10-2011, 02:52 PM
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I'm so glad I came here and checked what glaced means. I looked online and only found it for sale. I had bought the same stuff she did at Joann's and started having problems with machine. Luckily, I only sewed about 30". I'm going to go clean it up as suggested by Tink's mom, if I can figure out how to hold double thread through tension disks, I'm not sure how to spot them, thread disappears behind stuff when I thread machine.
06-10-2011, 03:09 PM
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All the above suggestions are right on the money. I did have one laughable experience when a thread was breaking all the tme and I did all the trouble shooting several times and finally discoverd the thread was getting caught in the spool where it is slit for locking the thread so it doesn't unravel. HA!
peace :D
peace :D
06-10-2011, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by brushandthimble
glaced should never be used in a machine, it is for hand quilting only.
sorry you are having issues. Hoave you changed your needle?
sorry you are having issues. Hoave you changed your needle?
Machine was fine after that.
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