NOW I understand what you mean by "linty" thread LOL
01-10-2011, 03:57 AM
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Great article! Thanks for that.
Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
I agree with Maride. I use Connecting Threads and found that a needle with
a bigger hole helps. I use Schmetz quilting needle. There is a little test which
you can do. Hold the needle in your hand and thread the needle. It should
go through easily. If not use a bigger one. I wish I could find that website
where I saw this test. Maybe someone else will remember and post. CT is
very good but a little coarser so a bigger needle helps with the lint.
Here's the link. It's an interesting article and the "Thread should pass easily through eye of needle" is the part I was referring to. :-D
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...eedle-know-how
a bigger hole helps. I use Schmetz quilting needle. There is a little test which
you can do. Hold the needle in your hand and thread the needle. It should
go through easily. If not use a bigger one. I wish I could find that website
where I saw this test. Maybe someone else will remember and post. CT is
very good but a little coarser so a bigger needle helps with the lint.
Here's the link. It's an interesting article and the "Thread should pass easily through eye of needle" is the part I was referring to. :-D
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...eedle-know-how
01-10-2011, 07:24 AM
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I always use a topstitch Schmetz needle (bigger eye), topstitch has a deeper longer groove also so there is less friction on the needle. At superiorthreads.com you can get educated on needles and thread. I haven't sewn with CT threads yet. But I do have a spool I bought with a quilt project. There can be bad spools of thread, I learned that from Bob the Thread Guy at superior threads.
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01-10-2011, 08:13 AM
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After reading all the positive experiences everyone has had with Connecting Threads, I, too bought some and mine does the same thing that you see in David's picture. I am not really interested in buying special needles for this thread. I just clip it off when it gets bad, brush off the lint and keep going. But I doubt I'll buy more thread there.
01-10-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by pstoner
Originally Posted by davidwent
Originally Posted by franie
OHHHHHHHHHH that is a nasty one! What's the brand?
pstoner....i just love your avatar..everytime I see it I smile and think of making a landscape quilt of it..Did you take the picture and where was it taken....I know this is off the subject but I finally had to send you a message
01-10-2011, 11:45 AM
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Good quality picture David. To me it appears that you are picking up lint from another source. You say that the mass is a lint ball, that the thread itself is not frayed. Appears that there is a bit in the thread guide too. Analyze the shaft and look for lint collection there as well. I've found some of the fabrics I use, epically flannel, tend to kick up lint. Darn stuff gets up into the tension spring. At least you can catch the upper thread lint while you're sewing, and brush or pick it away. It's when the bobbin coughs up a chunk, which gets sewn into the stitching, that I dislike. Just keep the machine brush, old tooth brush and notebook handy and use frequently. Write down your observations, fabric you are using, thread weight, needle size and frequency with which you clean the apparatus. Soon you'll be teaching all of us.
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