Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I'm trying to FMQ again. Everything will be going along pretty well and then I hear a little clunk and this happens.

I end up with the top thread around the needle in this mess. What's going on?

emt2004

are you holding top and bottom thread when you start........Michele

Up North

I have that happen too. I will be watching to find a solution.

carrieg

I don't know, but I'm sure someone here will.

CoventryUK

Try slowing speed down????? Just a suggestion!!

nativetexan

is the thread shreading at all? if so, use different thread.
if not, try re-threading. something isn't right.

Prism99

Have you tried changing the needle? I think a burr on the needle, or a bent needle, can cause this problem. With FMQ it's fairly easy to bend a needle. You also might want to try a larger needle.

missgigglewings

It happens to me too, but only when I loop-de-loop to the left! I don't know why!

Lindsey

I have had this happen to me and I get just as confused about why it does it.

SewExtremeSeams

Not an expert here. I have had certain threads do that on a few of my machine. Not a specific thread for each of the machines.

Usually, I try to lay one finger on top of the bobbin and top thread until I have stitched one or two stitches. If I don't, it usually will be some sort of thread problem... rats nest on the bottom or something.

Maybe some one who is more experienced than I am will know. :-D