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03-10-2012, 01:43 PM
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Lots and LOTS and love it! The cotton thread for piecing, the Essential Pro for my long-arm. The Essential Pro is a 70-weight so it doesn't overpower the piecing or fabrics, just sinks in nicely.
03-10-2012, 02:13 PM
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Thread is like shoes. Not everyone likes the same pair, and different shoes are better suited for different surfaces. So there are two qualifiers to "liking" thread - *you* like it AND it works well in your machine. Some machines can be just as finicky about thread as we are about shoes.
I bought a bunch of CT Essential spools and me and my machine both hated it, so much so that I used only a few yards of 3 colors and traded it all away.
1) Far too much fuzz 'debris' coming off of it. At one point a huge clump fell off the needle and before I could stop I quilted it to my quilt. At this point I had only used no more than 5 yards of thread!!! I could even make a lot of fuzz just by skimming it through my fingernails.
2) Thread shredding one ply only - tried several needles - not a needle problem.
3) I found the appearance dull and without any luster at all.
In short, I found it to be a thread of inferior quality.
that said - there are plenty of people who do love it - which is how I was able to trade the 10 spools that I had.
I suggest that you buy ONE spool and try it. If you and your machine both like it, then buy more. I made the mistake of buying a lot for a project and not being able to use it because both me and my machine hated it.
I bought a bunch of CT Essential spools and me and my machine both hated it, so much so that I used only a few yards of 3 colors and traded it all away.
1) Far too much fuzz 'debris' coming off of it. At one point a huge clump fell off the needle and before I could stop I quilted it to my quilt. At this point I had only used no more than 5 yards of thread!!! I could even make a lot of fuzz just by skimming it through my fingernails.
2) Thread shredding one ply only - tried several needles - not a needle problem.
3) I found the appearance dull and without any luster at all.
In short, I found it to be a thread of inferior quality.
that said - there are plenty of people who do love it - which is how I was able to trade the 10 spools that I had.
I suggest that you buy ONE spool and try it. If you and your machine both like it, then buy more. I made the mistake of buying a lot for a project and not being able to use it because both me and my machine hated it.
03-10-2012, 02:26 PM
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I like it. I used Gutterman Thread before, and I like Connecting Threads just as well. It is more linty, but I just clean my machine more often. The spools just go on and on. Can't beat that!! I bought it on sale and only paid $1.74 a spool. My machine, a Janome, likes it too.
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