Thread & Tension Help

Claudia Pfeil has successfully used her stitch-locking technique on numerous award-winning quilts to avoid tying and burying threads.

APQS retailer and educator Myrna Ficken shares tips for threading your APQS longarm quilting machine. A proper thread path helps eliminate tension issues and thread breaks during quilting.

Follow along as APQS retailer and educator, Myrna Ficken, shares helpful information about longarm machine bobbins, bobbin cases, backlash springs and bobbin tension.

There's more than just color to consider when selecting a thread for your longarm. In this informative video, APQS educator Tammy Caple shares two of her favorite threads and why she loves them for her APQS quilting machine.

Tension issues? Fear not! We've pulled together some of our most popular blog posts that provide effective solutions to tackle tension issues with ease.

We’ve pulled together some of our most popular blog posts about thread breakage so you have a one-stop-shop to resolve your thread breakage issues.

Specialty threads can be tricky to use. Luckily, APQS dealer Julia Graves gave us all of her tips and tricks for using specialty threads on your next quilting project.

Wondering how to choose the perfect threads and needles for your next quilt? Follow along with Lauren Jackson as she explains her best practices for thread and pair needle selection.

We’re diving into some of our favorite “how-to” articles for longarm newbies!

Follow along with APQS dealer and educator Lauren Jackson as she walks us through what directional tension is and how you can solve directional tension issues to take your quilting to the next level!