Taking thread off the sewing machine
10-18-2011, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
It just reduces the chances of lint lodging in the tension mechanism. Thread is spun with directionality. Rubbing it against the grain will dislodge more lint than rubbing with the grain.
Actually, the same applies to bobbin thread -- long lengths should not be pulled backwards through the tensioning system. In that case, I think the bigger risk is eventually scoring the metal.
I don't find it any more difficult to snip thread first, so I just made it a habit to always pull thread through with the grain.
Hand quilters are taught to thread their needle with the grain of the thread (knot goes at spool end of the cut thread). This also is because friction is reduced if you pull thread through fabric with the grain of the thread instead of against the grain of the thread.
Actually, the same applies to bobbin thread -- long lengths should not be pulled backwards through the tensioning system. In that case, I think the bigger risk is eventually scoring the metal.
I don't find it any more difficult to snip thread first, so I just made it a habit to always pull thread through with the grain.
Hand quilters are taught to thread their needle with the grain of the thread (knot goes at spool end of the cut thread). This also is because friction is reduced if you pull thread through fabric with the grain of the thread instead of against the grain of the thread.
10-18-2011, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
Pulling it backwards is supposed to leave lint in the tension disks, but I've been doing it for over 20 years on my Viking with no problems at all and none on the newer Bernina either. I clean between the discs whenever I clean the bobbin area, no big deal. It's just lint, not a tension issue.
ETA: Definitely raise the foot first. (do people really unthread with the foot down?)
ETA: Definitely raise the foot first. (do people really unthread with the foot down?)
10-18-2011, 01:02 PM
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I think I read on this site it's OK with the newer models...I've been doing it with my SE since I got her in 07 and never had a problem...But it's the older models with discs that it causing problems with.
10-18-2011, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I've also read somewhere that you should pull the upper thread forward through the needle, and not backwards.
But I can't find the website now where I saw it.
But I can't find the website now where I saw it.
10-19-2011, 03:02 AM
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Well I have always pulled my thread from the top, maybe it has to do with the newer model machines. If I were told to do it another way by the dealer, I would do it, simply because they must have a reason (hope they would mention it to me) or they would not waste their time telling me.
10-19-2011, 04:03 AM
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My machine was too expensive to play games with it. If the manufacturer says to pull the thread out at the needle and not up through the discs, I will do it. It's a matter of learning a new habit and once you do, it becomes automatic.
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