Do you use a leader when you piece?
#221
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Location: Durham, NC
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Originally Posted by luvTooQuilt
here's my leaders and enders..
Also, a point that hasn't been mentioned. My DH mentioned that he wasn't vacuuming up threads that got all caught up in the brushes anymore. So I showed him my little thread filled squares (I call them my "tractors," have no idea why.) that were stopping all that. He was impressed!
Another thing, anytime my machines have been in the shop, they've returned with a piece of fabric under the presser foot. I like the idea of leaving a scrap under the foot when I shut down. In other words, my ender becomes my leader scrap for my next day's sewing. It probably doesn't affect the machine but that little ender under the foot makes me feel pretty professional! LOL!
#227
i chain too, but to start off, i bring the end threads back up to the top and hold while i start. if it tries to bunch up i pull the thread out longer then pull the thread while i start to sew and it won't bunch
#228
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Location: NY
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I have never used a leader. However, I have learned a trick since the first quilting class I took. When you wind your bobbin, do so slowly. What I mean by that is not the fasted that you can wind it. If the fastest was 100%, if you wind it at a speed of 60-75%, you will probably never have issues with your bobbin thread again! I'm not kidding you! Since I relaxed my speed of winding, I've not had a problem! I'm going on ~8 years of no bobbin problems!
#229
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Location: North Central Texas
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Originally Posted by orangeroom
I have never used a leader. However, I have learned a trick since the first quilting class I took. When you wind your bobbin, do so slowly. What I mean by that is not the fasted that you can wind it. If the fastest was 100%, if you wind it at a speed of 60-75%, you will probably never have issues with your bobbin thread again! I'm not kidding you! Since I relaxed my speed of winding, I've not had a problem! I'm going on ~8 years of no bobbin problems!
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