Help please for new Tin Lizzie 18 owner
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Help please for new Tin Lizzie 18 owner
After A whole day of finally getting my new TL to sew properly, I now am having trouble tying off. Each time I move the machine forward to pull out the top and bobbin thread, the top thread breaks. I sure would appreciate some help.
Becky
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Are you using cotton thread on the top? If I use cotton thread on top it never fails to break when I try to pull forward to pull up the bobbin thread. AND MY TENSIONS AREN'T TOO TIGHT!!! I have to pull some slack from the top thread then go back & pull up bobbin thread. Cotton thread is good, but I now use polyester, mainly Glide thread & have no problems what so ever!!
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Make sure that you bring the presser foot up first!!! I set the tension on mine using this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mRhcquZTM
Also, there is a Yahoo group dedicated to TinLizzies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1mRhcquZTM
Also, there is a Yahoo group dedicated to TinLizzies.
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Thank you so much. The instruction manual never mentions raising the pressure foot. And the advise about the thread type is very helpful also. Is there a particular brand of thread that you like best?
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The one thing I DO like about my Tin Lizzie is that it will take any thread content & weight I throw at it. Cotton, Poly, Metallic, weights from 40 down to 90. Individual machines, even from the same manufacturer, can be picky. I would get a spool of several different types and see what your machine likes best.
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