Quick Thread Change Tip

September 22, 2026

How do you make a quick thread change on your longarm? Tie your threads together at the back of your longarm and pull them through your thread path from the front!

APQS Educator, Chelsey McMillan shows you just how quick and easy it is in this video.

Chelsey McMillan
Chelsey McMillan
As founder of Sew and Glow Quilting, Chelsey McMillan brings her love and passion to quilting by specializing in longarm quilting, custom quilting, graphic design, pattern design and teaching. She quilts on an APQS Millie longarm machine nicknamed Millie Bobbin Brown and can be found on social media at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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