Have been reading a lot of articles and M* forum posts of late re: thread, but can't seem to find an answer that addresses my current issue.

So, riddle me this Batman:

New spool of "machine quilting thread" (I think it's Gutermann -- from JoAnn's display labeled "machine quilting"). When I pull it to catch and lift the bobbin thread and when pulling it through the needle to cut it with my built-in cutter on the machine, it curls up (from where it comes out of the needle to the end) -- similar to when you run a scissor down a ribbon to make it curl to put it on a gift.

Does anyone know why it is doing this?

Should I not be using thread labeled as "machine quilting" for piecing and/or free motion quilt topping?

Thanks for any advice.