Xtgirl

I'm having major issues getting the right tension because I'm new and I'd love to see a close up picture of the bottom of the quilt thread with good tension....can someone help me out, pretty please?

deemail

tension is set from the bottom up. put bobbin in bobbin case, thread properly, now hold up by thread...if it falls easily, tighten, if not at all, loosen slightly...it should 'SLOWLY' move down the thread with just the tiniest jiggle on the thread. when that is right, put in machine, sew and check...do you have loops on bottom? tighten the top tension, ...i have included a pic of the only quilt i have a back pic of but it really doesn't show much detail....

Farm Quilter

Hope this works!

Xtgirl

Thanks...I changed my thread for the first time. It was yli 40wt on top and so fine in bobbin..on the back the bobbin thread looked like lines instead of stitches. I never got it looking much better so switched to yli both places. I ended up loosening the bobbin so loose, it was under a 100 using a gauge...otherwise I had to tighten the top too much to be feasible. It wasn't perfect but it looked ok...I need to start again and try with proper bobbin tension..I know I did it the wrong way