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#5
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
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i love the machine quilting threads from connecting threads- Essential Pro
i also like the machine quilting threads from Atlanta Thread Company- especially the variegated
i when possible use the same thread top & bottom- it really cuts down on tension issues if the thread s are (equal)
when not possible i use bottom line in the bobbin- or something comparable to the thread i'm using on top.
i also like the machine quilting threads from Atlanta Thread Company- especially the variegated
i when possible use the same thread top & bottom- it really cuts down on tension issues if the thread s are (equal)
when not possible i use bottom line in the bobbin- or something comparable to the thread i'm using on top.
#9
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,585
I think some machines are picky. My machine does not like Superior Rainbow. I have a friend with a Homesteader who says the only thread her machine likes is King Tut. I've read of other quilters who have discovered the same thing. As far as I can tell (not that I've ever actually focused on this) there doesn't seem to be any one thread that pops up as being the best for all machines.
#10
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Indiana
Posts: 450
I use whatever I want. I meticulously adjust the tension on the bobbin. I use a scrap and sew on the edge to adjust the top tension and then I am ready. I do now know approximately how much to adjust the top tension when I change weights/brands of threads. I have used everything from King Tut to Coats and Clark and everything in between.
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