Can someone please tell me why this is happening?
12-04-2011, 11:41 AM
#31
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
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After cleaning, changing to a new needle, insert a new full bobbin (always pull up the bobbin thread first). ... try practicing on a sandwich made of exactly the same fabrics you are quilting on. The least amount of lint in your bobbin area can cause problems!
12-04-2011, 03:50 PM
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Georgia
Posts: 253
Years ago I was sewing some knit with poly in them and got the same problems. I was told to use a ballpoint needle. That solved the problem for me.
Why is it when we're working on Christmas gifts our machines rebel. I had to take my embroidery machine in, it totally locked up on me. The service man said that two tension springs broke and he's never seen that happen before.
I have the stangest things happen to me.
Why is it when we're working on Christmas gifts our machines rebel. I had to take my embroidery machine in, it totally locked up on me. The service man said that two tension springs broke and he's never seen that happen before.
I have the stangest things happen to me.
12-04-2011, 05:20 PM
#33
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 2,254
Well I'll stick my two cents in and it is basically what everyone else has told you. Nine times out ten when I get bird nests I re-thread, clean everything, change the needle and check the tension and stitch length. I have had times when it was because I forgot to put the foot down - duh, yeah we all do that at one time or another. Hope this all works for you as it can be so totally frustrating.
12-04-2011, 05:27 PM
#34
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Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Thanks so much everyone! I knew this would be the place to go to for help! My quilting board world is so full of great people I knew I would get the help I needed! I had cleaned and oiled the bobbin case but went back again after all the suggestions and did the deep cleaning I would normally do after finishing a project and before starting another. Also, I have a feeling I may have left the presser foot up when rethreading, that hoping foot does look the same up or down polyparrot. Anyway, after trying the suggestions you wonderful quilters suggested I think I have it working now. I was left with one tiny tiny loop in my sample line of stitches, but I'm sure that will be worked out on its own! Thanks again to all you wonderful quilters! Love this board and love love love all of you!! So grateful to have stumbled across this board!
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