Wait! What Happened to my quilting?
02-28-2020, 06:07 PM
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I use a sitdown longarm. 9/10 times when this happens to me it’s the thread path. Either I’ve wound it slightly wrong before the tension disk, I’ve forgotten going under the stirrup, or I’ve a loop under my cone. And yup, it usually takes me 2 rounds too of picking apart the nest & stating over before I get what’s wrong.
02-28-2020, 06:14 PM
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Brother machines need to bobbin to go in like the letter “p”.
The tail of bobbin thread is on the left.
Make sure you used the right bobbin style for your machine and not the Janome bobbin.
Hope that helps!
The tail of bobbin thread is on the left.
Make sure you used the right bobbin style for your machine and not the Janome bobbin.
Hope that helps!
02-28-2020, 07:19 PM
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I went thru the same thing. I cleaned and adjusted and cleaned and adjusted, changed needles, rethreaded, took bobbin out, put bobbin back in and was sooooo frustrated. I was telling my friend about it at quilt guild and she mentioned that the last time she had a problem like that it was the thread. I decided I had tried everything else so I would try a new spool of thread. I went and bought one wound a bobbin, rethreaded and finished FMQing the quilt in 20 minutes! That might be your problem also.
02-29-2020, 03:24 AM
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I have discovered that with my particular machine, a Pfaff, that if I re-thread it from spool to needle, the bird's nests disappear. At some point that is hidden from sight, the thread will slip off one of the thread guides and just gather on the back of my quilt. A simplistic solution, I know, but worth a try.
02-29-2020, 07:27 AM
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Some days just don't go well... the other thing I'd look at if you continue to have problems is if you have to adjust the foot height. With my friend's set up we had to move the foot depending on whether we were using her warm and natural or my poly bolt, and sometimes the foot would just slip a bit. As I recall, with that set up a dime was supposed to be able to move freely under the foot at normal setting.
And keep in mind that even a brand new needle can have a flaw in it, so if you have yet another problem, I'd do a complete rethreading, new needle, and maybe try a different bobbin too.
And keep in mind that even a brand new needle can have a flaw in it, so if you have yet another problem, I'd do a complete rethreading, new needle, and maybe try a different bobbin too.
I raised the feed dog a bit and put in a new needle. I also checked the presser foot to insure it was firmly in place. I am trying every thing. So far problem is persistent. I am going th rough a whole lot of scrap. Thank goodness I have a lot of scraps of both bat and fabric!
02-29-2020, 07:28 AM
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02-29-2020, 07:31 AM
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I would also check the bobbin casing for anything that might catch the thread. Had a similar problem last week, slept on it and next morning took the plastic casing out & found a needle hole on the edge, which prevented the bobbin working properly but kept catching the top thread. A nail emery board & lots of filing did the trick.
02-29-2020, 07:38 AM
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02-29-2020, 07:44 AM
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It happened a couple of times on my Brother Sewing/Embroidery machine. First time, it turned out that I had a small piece of thread up in the take up lever area. I did everything you did several times. Finally, Hubby took the head cover off and found the errant scrap of thread. Another time that the bird nest happened, the thread was catching on one of the thread guides. I solved that by using a thread net to keep the thread from pooling. I use only cone threads (1000m to 5000m) on the Brother add on multi cone stand. I still have to be careful how I follow the thread guides to allow my machine to go to the needle without presenting problems. Sometimes I have the thread wrapped around the bobbin winder then to the take up lever, sometimes I can go straight. Whatever works!
