Oh I need HELP!!
07-24-2011, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MsEithne
I haven't done FMQ but I have done free motion embroidery.
Are you certain you are moving the needle fast enough? In free motion embroidery, the most common cause of broken needles is slow needle speed, which causes the fabric to pull on the needle when it is in the fabric; eventually the needle bends, hits the throatplate and breaks.
Mentally, the hardest thing at first is putting the pedal to the floor because it feels like it is out of control and the embroidery design will be ruined. You just have to force yourself to floor the pedal and *not* try to move your hands that fast. You want your hands to be moving slower than the needle.
I'm not sure if this applies to FMQ, since I've never done it but in thinking it out, I can't see why it would not.
Are you certain you are moving the needle fast enough? In free motion embroidery, the most common cause of broken needles is slow needle speed, which causes the fabric to pull on the needle when it is in the fabric; eventually the needle bends, hits the throatplate and breaks.
Mentally, the hardest thing at first is putting the pedal to the floor because it feels like it is out of control and the embroidery design will be ruined. You just have to force yourself to floor the pedal and *not* try to move your hands that fast. You want your hands to be moving slower than the needle.
I'm not sure if this applies to FMQ, since I've never done it but in thinking it out, I can't see why it would not.
07-24-2011, 06:35 PM
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Clean out bobbin area.
Are your feed dogs down
Do you have the darning (or FMQ) foot on
completely REthread the machine
try a different brand of quilting thread
do some work on some spare fabric until you get it working right. Then jump in on the actual quilt
I really hope some of that helped.
Are your feed dogs down
Do you have the darning (or FMQ) foot on
completely REthread the machine
try a different brand of quilting thread
do some work on some spare fabric until you get it working right. Then jump in on the actual quilt
I really hope some of that helped.
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