Are all Long Arms as tempermental as my Tin Lizzie?
05-22-2011, 12:05 PM
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Giving your cone of the cheaper thread a couple sprays of silicone spray (food grade) or using Sewer's Aid down the side can help. I have some serger thread from JoAnn's that I have to do that with. My Voyager definitely prefers King Tut!
05-22-2011, 12:05 PM
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I found that Organ brand needles have the highest standard of manufacturing. The metal used is stronger and makes a sharp point. I spent an afternoon researching machine needles online and Organ was the cream of the crop according to all the industry trade (not opinion) articles I read.
05-22-2011, 03:26 PM
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My Lizzie has always worked fine with any thread except once when I used some thread that I knew was old. The old thread broke every foot or so, just hopeless. When I do change thread brands I check the tension as it usually needs to be adjusted when I change.
05-23-2011, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by quilterella
When I got my Tin Lizzie last month, the dealer told me...Only use King Tut and you will never have tension problems. She doesn't even sell that brand, so I was alittle confused... but she was right. My "Mitzie" TL only likes King Tut, just as my Janome only liked Aurafil or Mettler. The only problem I have had with my TL is the bobbin case being bent from me dropping it, and that problem has been rectified. So, yes, our machines are Thread Diva's and I will only use King Tut as advised by the dealer.
05-23-2011, 06:36 AM
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It's probably the second type of thread. If you step down to a lesser quality thread,
put in a needle with a larger eye, and preferably one meant for metallics - these are designed to put the least friction on thread therefore causing less breakage.
Case in point, I did some "utility" quilts using serger thread, and had all kinds of problems with shredding threads. The lesser quality threads are not designed to take the high speeds and friction of a quilter.
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put in a needle with a larger eye, and preferably one meant for metallics - these are designed to put the least friction on thread therefore causing less breakage.
Case in point, I did some "utility" quilts using serger thread, and had all kinds of problems with shredding threads. The lesser quality threads are not designed to take the high speeds and friction of a quilter.
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