Invisible thread use
02-12-2016, 01:59 PM
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Invisible thread use
I am having difficulty with the bobbin thread showing on top. I have a 50wt thread in the bobbin. I was told not to use the invisible thread in the bobbin....any help out there? Need information on Brand, tension and tips for a 6600.
02-12-2016, 04:17 PM
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And you may need to check the tension every so often, as the machine tends to adjust itself , you might say, while using invisible thread. I do prefer the polyester, rather than nylon
02-12-2016, 05:04 PM
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I like the Monopoly monofilament polyester thread best but I use the nylon (.004) at times. All brands including Sulky and YLI. I don't usually change tension but sometimes a spool acts up, and I will have to keep an eye on it. It wants to catch in the tension guides, not all the time though. I use the clear threads a lot but they can be finicky.
02-13-2016, 04:53 AM
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We recently had a quilt instructor come to our guild that only uses invisible thread in her bobbin so I tried winding the bobbin with Monopoly thread-got it from Superior Threads-and machine quilted a wall hanging. It worked great and will use it again. I have a Janome 11000se and did not even need to adjust the tensions!
02-13-2016, 05:01 AM
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when winding a bobbin with the "clear" threads you need to slow it down if possible or do it in small increments. I've busted more than one bobbin before I learned how to do it.
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02-13-2016, 06:33 AM
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In my opinion, I don't use clear on quilts that will be washed. I use the same thread on the top as on the bottom if you are FMQ. Invisible thread is OK on a wall hanging since they are seldom washed.
02-13-2016, 10:28 AM
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We recently had a quilt instructor come to our guild that only uses invisible thread in her bobbin so I tried winding the bobbin with Monopoly thread-got it from Superior Threads-and machine quilted a wall hanging. It worked great and will use it again. I have a Janome 11000se and did not even need to adjust the tensions!
02-13-2016, 10:50 AM
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In my ignorance, wound a bobbin with invisible thread -- and then the bobbin would not come off the winder peg. Took the machine in thinking it was the machine's fault! It had created a tension of it's own, and squeezed it too tight to remove.... After hours of unwinding the bobbin was free, free at last!
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