Thread in a Janome Horizon
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I haven't used CT essential cotton thread for years but, when I did, it was extremely linty thread. I want to keep lint out of my machine as much as possible (I don't have the Janome; mine is a Bernina), so I usually use Aurifil 50wt 2-ply or polyester thread. Good quality cotton thread is made with long cotton fibers; poor quality cotton thread is made with short cotton fibers, and this is the type of thread that produces a lot of lint. It doesn't make sense to me to use poor quality thread in an expensive sewing machine.
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I haven't used CT essential cotton thread for years but, when I did, it was extremely linty thread. I want to keep lint out of my machine as much as possible (I don't have the Janome; mine is a Bernina), so I usually use Aurifil 50wt 2-ply or polyester thread. Good quality cotton thread is made with long cotton fibers; poor quality cotton thread is made with short cotton fibers, and this is the type of thread that produces a lot of lint. It doesn't make sense to me to use poor quality thread in an expensive sewing machine.
#4
I have the 6600 and I think I used perhaps 3-4 yards and dumped it because I already had large clumps of lint all over my machine. In fact one of the lint clumps FELL off my needle, landed onto my quilt and I quilted the darn thing down while thread painting. It's there for life now ... I don't pick thread painted stitches!!
#6
I have an 8900 and use it with no problem, although Aurifil is my new favorite. I haven't had the lint problems with Essential that others here have had. I don't know if it makes a difference that my thread has all been purchased within the last year or so.
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