Free motion attempt gone wrong!
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Free motion attempt gone wrong!
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I was so excited when I saw the front, then I turned out over and wanted to cry. What did I do wrong? Maybe the bobbin tension? [ATTACH=CONFIG]546996[/ATTACH]but I had already sewn today, it was a straight stitch but perfectly fine. Feed dogs were dropped.
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I was so excited when I saw the front, then I turned out over and wanted to cry. What did I do wrong? Maybe the bobbin tension? [ATTACH=CONFIG]546996[/ATTACH]but I had already sewn today, it was a straight stitch but perfectly fine. Feed dogs were dropped.
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I think you needed to tighten your top tension, perhaps also loosen your bobbin tension. The bobbin thread is not being pulled taut by the upper thread, which indicates top tension is too loose. It is worse on the loop (eyelashing), which can mean you were moving too fast also.
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I always have to adjust my tension from regular to FMQ. The good news is you can snip and pull the thread out of the bottom stitches and reuse your sandwich. Top tension and bobbin tension may have to be tweaked. Take a picture of your original settings so you can move them back for regular sewing before fiddling with them. I would start by tightening your top tension one number at a time and looking at the bottom after each adjustment.
#5
Each machine seems to have its own little quirks. After you make an adjustment, just stitch a little and see what it looks like before doing a whole area. I get the eyelashes too when I move the quilt too fast.
#6
A good rule of thumb that helps me.... if the issue with stitches are on the bottom.... tweak the top tension. If the issue with stiches are on the top.... tweak the bobbin tension. Do very small tweaks at a time. Sometimes, I just have to walk away for a while to clear my head and the tension in me! ;-) You can do this!
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