BREAKING NEEDLES WHILE FM
04-17-2011, 06:25 AM
#32
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My last FMQ I broke several needles until I noticed that every time it broke I was crossing a thick seam. As the foot hopped over the seam it would catch a little and on the next hop it would let go and bend/break the needle.
04-17-2011, 06:28 AM
#33
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I am glad you asked that question. I had same problem last week while FM. I was so frustrated. I have read great suggestions and will take them into consideration next time. Your project did come out beautifully though.
04-17-2011, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Pat G
I am desperate for help now while free motioning. I thought I'd just throw together a really Springy tulip wallhanging. When it was time to do FM, I broke so many needles I'm embarrassed to give you a count.
I've tried everything. I see that my needle hits the sole plate after just a few stitches. I tried everything. Chgd needles, threaded & rethreaded. I really slowed down on moving my quilt sandwich since it looked like I might be pulling it too hard & bending the needle. I can straight stitch without problems. What should I do about my sole plate? I've FM in the past & didn't have this trouble.
Please help !!!
I've tried everything. I see that my needle hits the sole plate after just a few stitches. I tried everything. Chgd needles, threaded & rethreaded. I really slowed down on moving my quilt sandwich since it looked like I might be pulling it too hard & bending the needle. I can straight stitch without problems. What should I do about my sole plate? I've FM in the past & didn't have this trouble.
Please help !!!
04-17-2011, 07:14 AM
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That's really pretty. Glad you got it done. Hope you have better luck with the next one. I haven't had the problem you had, but I have a Pfaff with a drop in bobbin so I decided to take a look and see if the tension could be adjusted. Sure enough, there is a really tiny adjusting screw on the side of the bobbin case. You have to take the bobbin case out of the machine and look really closely to see it. Now I know where it is in case I need to adjust my bobbin tension.
04-17-2011, 07:31 AM
#36
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Originally Posted by lbelkin
You didn't say what machine you have but I can totally sympathize with you. I had this happen to me on a Pfaff Creative Vision. I was so frustrated I wanted to scream. I finally found out that I was using the wrong free motion foot. I was using the one for the Pfaff 2170. The two feet looked exactly the same. Once I switched to the new creative vision free motion quilting foot I have not had a problem. No needle breakage at all. I couldn't believe the difference. Make sure you are using the right foot for your machine. Hope this helps.
I sure appreciate everybody's suggestions. I will make a few chgs. now to see if that helps.
Thank you all for your help.
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