How to Break Thread Without a Thread Cutter

Having a thread cutter on your sewing machine or longarm isn’t a necessity if you know how to break your threads like this! Learn how I pull up and break threads on my Qnique 21 longarm which doesn’t have a thread cutter:

Find the full quilting tutorial on how to break threads on a longarm here.

Yes, this exact same method I use on a home machine on a frame or in a table. It may seem a bit complicated, but with practice, this will easily become a habit and you won’t even have to think about the steps.

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day