misoop

If any of you long-armers have used "Essential Pro Thread" from Connecting threads, please let me know your opinions. I just saw that they have 5,000 yd cones for like $5.99....but it's 100% polyester - 70/3...which I guess is 3 ply and 70 wt as opposed to 50 wt. Sounds like a good buy, but not if it doesn't work well. Thanks.

fabric_fancy

i've used it and it works well. its a thinner thread similar to bottom line thread so it works in both the top and the bobbin.

the only downside i can say about the thread is the lack of color options they have either pale or dark zero vibrant.

ckcowl

i love the new machine quilting threads from connecting threads! i just finished a quilt with it and had very little lint, no breakage, the quilt turned out very nice.

Quiltforme

I will be honest it lints really bad. I had just had my machine cleaned and cannot tell you how much lint I had. On the other hand I LOVE how it quilted and how it looked after I was done soooo. For the amount of time I spent dusting my baby it WAS SO WORTH IT!!! I did not break thread it sewed beautifully but linty it is worth the lint!!

misoop

Thanks for your responses. Always like to hear what otheres think about products I have not tried yet.

fabric_fancy

are you speaking of their thread for longarm quilting because it has very little lint in my machine.

i found with their cotton thread i couldn't even quilting one row of a quilt without having to remove tons of lint before i could continue.

lvaughan

Has anyone used Glide thread on their longarm? Is it similar to Essential Pro? I am working on a quilt where I wanted to use the Glide but had too many tension issues so went back to Permacore.

misoop

Yes, I'm looking at their Essential Pro Thread for longarm quilting. That's what I want to use it for, if I buy it. It's 100% polyester, 70/3....I think that's 70 wt & 3 ply. Has anyone had tension problems with this thread? My HQ is so "thread picky" and tension adjustments!!!

fabric_fancy

my statement above refers to the Pro Longarm thread by Connecting Threads.

i have had great success with it and zero tension problems but i'm also used to quilting with a very fine thread such as bottom line.

i don't know about the lint comment from the person above thats why i made the comment to her asking for clarification.

i have never had lint with the Pro Longarm thread but suffered from lint overload with their 100% cotton thread.

i won't even use their cotton thread any longer for this reason for quilting or piecing.

fabric_fancy

i would say that Glide is very much like Essential Pro except Glide has a better color selection - that why i use Glide more the Essential Pro.

if you've never tried Glide contact them and they will send you a sample along with some prewound bobbins.