Grammie Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 For the first time I thought I would try the Masterpiece thread by Superior. Not really my choice but the shop is carrying it now that they have a Milli and it was the perfect Yellow for the quilt I\'m doing for the shop. I have rethreaded, changed needle and yada yada yado. It breaks with the loosest of tension. Maybe there is a trick someone can share. I thought this was a piecing thread but I hear others quilt with it. Let me know as I can just pick another thread. The yellow is so yummy though. Grammie Back to try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Tammie, I have never gotten Masterpiece to work on my longarms. It is marvelous when piecing on my DSM. Good luck. And if you get it to work, share your secret, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Tammie, I use Masterpiece Thread for "sitting and quilting", and for piecing---however, it\'s just not strong enough for the long arm in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Tammie....this is pushed as a piecing thread only, and in all the ads that I have seen its only been promoted as a piecing thread. I have yet to hear any of us who have actually gotten it to work in the longarm, me included. However, I do love the way it pieces...and have used it for ditch work on my DSM when doing a wallhanging, but I have yet to get it to work on the LA. Its a very thin wrapped thread and I don\'t believe it was ever meant to be used as a sub for LA quilting....it looks very much like Bottom line, but it doesn\'t have the strength as that does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I\'ve used this thread on my Millie and it was wonderful. I had no breaks and my tension was perfect - one of the best tensions I had had up to that point in my longarm quilting. I only went through one hole in the 3-hole thread guide and I did loosen my upper thread tension. I used a pre-wound bobbin and I always try to keep this around 18-20 on my Towa gauge. The only real problem I had was that using Bottom Line in the bobbin and Masterpiece on the top, the two slippery threads needed to be tied off - not just a few tiny stitches to lock them in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryRogers Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I gave up trying that thread. Sewfine is how I roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I\'ve had no problems with Masterpiece at all, but you should know that Bob does not recommend it for longarm quilting. Perhaps if you try some sewer\'s aid (silicone)? Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I knew it was a piecing thread but having never tried it I just wanted alittle backup. lol I will inform the shop owner who is very new to Longarm quilting. I had another delicious yellow and I\'m off and running. PS. I have my first class at the shop on Wednesday next week. Nothing special. I\'m simply teaching others the basics to certify them to rent the machine to quilt for themselves if they choose. Still I think it will be fun. I have a great bunch of ladies who have signed up and their very excited. It\'s a wonderful quilt club and they make alot of tops. Again thanks everyone for your input. I really appreciate you all. Hugs to ya, Grammie Tammie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonjaHammond Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Grammie: I just finished quilting a flannel quilt and one of the threads I used was Masterpiece. I had no problems with it. My tension is was set a half turn tighter than King Tut. I used Bottomline prewond bobbins. I have also used on a Cotten quilt with no problems. I am so sorry to hear of your problems and am very thankful that might quilted without a hitch. Maybe you have to hold your mouth just right? Hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonjaHammond Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Boy do I need to read my posts before sending. What I meant to say is: mine quilted ... not might. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I had heard pros and cons about using Masterpiece on the longarm so I used it to do a small quilt of my own. It was a bit larger than a lap size and we used it as a throw on the sofa. I used Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 and Angel Wings panto and had thread breaks after the second washing. I only use it on the longarm for microstippling, McTavishing, and areas where the quilting is very, very tight and a stronger thread has been used for SID or other areas of the quilt. I have heard of people who have used it with great success but I wouldn\'t do it for a panto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathymartinez Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I talked to Bob\'s son at Innovations about my problems with Masterpiece. He agreed that it was made for piecing, not the LA. I just discovered Brytes. (I am an admitted thread junky) Wow. Gorgeous shiny thread that is so strong you have problems breaking it with your hands. White on white is spectacular. I know that you have a CQ. You could use it as a high contrast thread for motifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I was experimenting with my thread stash the other day and I had some old Valdani thread spools (used with my DSM for decorative topstitching) and decided to try on the Milli and practice some PPP on muslin. I know this is not a long staple cotton, and expected the thread to break on the longarm. So, I just played with the tension and only ran it through one of the three hole guides (the third hole) and after a few attempts and experimenting, I got that thread to finally work without breaking for many hours if I didn\'t go too fast with speed. So, I suppose it is possible if you tweak the tension, keep your foot lightly on the accelerator and only use one hole in the guide. My bottom tension was fine and top looked good too! PS: Hi Sonja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi JudyL - did I understand you correctly that you got the Masterpiece thread to quilt on your Millie in a lap-size quilt but then the thread starting breaking after the second washing? That is a bit scary. I would hate to do a customer quilt and then have the thread start breaking down after a few washings. Would it do the same if used for piecing? Maybe you just got a bad cone...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 My personal, for what it\'s worth, opinion is that the Masterpiece is mainly for piecing, or very close stitching where there is reinforcement by a stronger thread. The reason I did my own little experiment using Masterpiece on a fairly open panto was that I re-quilted a top for a lady that had been quilted by another longarmer. The lady was sure her children had been too rough with the quilt but when she brought me the quilt with all the stitching picked out, she brought me the invoice from the other quilter and Masterpiece thread had been used on it too. I don\'t think I had a bad cone of thread -- I just think this thread is too fine for quilting a top that doesn\'t have a ton of quilting on it. I still use it for microstippling, McTavishing or that kind of quilting and I piece with it but I do not use it as the sole thread in a quilt. Again, just my opinion. I love Superior thread and I don\'t think there\'s anything inherently wrong with Masterpiece thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi Judy, Thanks abunch. I agree by the way. So glad to hear from you. Hope this finds you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaDay Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I\'ve had a lot of problems with masterpiece. I thought it was just me. I gave up and only am using it up in the bobbin. yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I use Masterpiece on my LA. I have to use Sewer\'s Aid to get it to work and I think my bobbin was Maxi-lock (did I admit to using Maxi?). Anyway, it did take some work and I did not know it wasn\'t for LAing. I did tell myself I wouldn\'t spend that kind of $ again the plain thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonjaHammond Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hey there Shana. Just sent you and email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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