samroberts01

Ok so I think my machine is skipping stitches it looks good for a little while then they get crappy looking and the the bobbin starts showing through the top and then they are ok again. Is this from the needle or something else?

butterflywing

it could be a blunt needle. did you try a new one? is the bobbin loose in the bobbin case? plastic in plastic, metal in metal.

are they actually skipping or just not getting the right tension? try tightening the lower tension. if the problem is on the top, the fix is on the bottom. vice versa.

amma

If you use plastic bobbins check them for burrs. They come on new ones, they also develop from use. I run my fingers along the edges, if I find one I use my finger nail file to smooth them out :wink: It doesn't take much of one on my machines to throw off the stitching.

samroberts01

I will check both those things, I am not sure if it is skipping stitches because I am sooooo new I dont know what that even looks like lol! But I have tried adjusting the tension and it still keeps doing it.

nativetexan

always try rethreading the top thread and removing the bobbin and reinserting. gremlins sometimes cause trouble and these things help.

samroberts01

Hehe... I will try that!

amma

Do your stitches on the bottom look ok?

pam1966

That's what I do when I have problems, and 98% of the time it fixes them.

Oklahoma Suzie

I would try a new needle.

samroberts01

yes the stitches on the bottom look just fine but I am having problems getting the top stitches to look right, I replaced the needle which has helped but cant quite get the top stitches right if I dont think it is right soon I am going to post a picture maybe you all can help