marylouisebooth

Can I use Maxi thread to longarm quilt

juliasb

I am not sure about that. I have come to use Glide for years. I find it is the strongest and most reliable.

Onebyone

Try quilting a sample first to get needle size and tension correct. Maxi Lock is mostly for sergers but it's all purpose poly and stronger then most serger thread. I like Glide or Isocord for machine quilting.

pewa88

I would advise against serger thread for quilting. The thread is wound differently than other thread and made for serging. It is too weak for use in a longarm machine that runs at a very high speed.

QuiltNama

Maxi lock is made for sergers and is only 2 ply. You could try quilting some to see how it acts.

cathyvv

I use Connecting Threads polyester cones. They work well for me.

quiltedsunshine

I've used Maxilock. It quilts great. I know some quilters use it exclusively. I wouldn't use it on a quilt I wanted to last forever, but it's good for some quilts.

FWLover

If the client wants a little more attention to quilting we love to use Glide thread with their Magna-glide Delight
pre-wound bobbins. If the goal is to make the quilting blend in as much as possible we use Superior Threads So Fine and their prewound bobbins. We like pre-wound bobbins because the have more thread on them and are wound more smoothly.

ckcowl

Over the years I’ve used plenty of maxilock thread quilting with my longarm. It has worked fine and the quilting has lasted well on quilts that have been used, laundered, stood the test of time. If the color is right I use it. Have been for almost 20 years

themachinelady

Why would the speed of the longarm affect the maxi lock. The serger has a much higher speed or at least mine does, There is no way I could quilt at the speed that the serger runs.