Everyone says they use "what their machine likes"...I was thinking it was more what the fabric likes. I mean I can see the thread having to go through the machine nicely and properly and all, but is it the fabric fighting the thread (as I thought) or is it the machine 's "ability" to make the thread go through it? And what constitutes a machine "liking" one thread over the other? Thickness, fiber, strength? I get alot of fluff from Connecting THreads 100% egyptian cotton in the bobbin cage area and I think that is part of my problem...I clean it regularly, but might have to clean it every other day or something after use.
And also, does that spray adhesive that we use instead of pinning for the quilting the layers...does that have any effect on how the thread/machine do their job? I have noticed that when I spray it, it is extremely difficult to get a pin to go through it. I spray and then just a few pins here and there for stability and sometimes, the pins won't go through where the spray is and I know I don't spray it heavily..I am "cheap" and use it sparingly! But if the pin doesn't go through, the needle might have some trouble too...?