Have you ever had a spool of thread break completely in half??

I set my machine up for free motion quilting and practiced for a few minutes to make sure my stitching was ok. Then I started filling bobbins so I could start quilting my Garden Tiles quilt. I no sooner got the second bobbin filled and the entire spool broke completely in half! I've never seen anything like it.

The thread is Madiera Aerofil. It's a brand new spool! Well, so much for getting this thing quilted this weekend.

The only other thread I have that comes close to the color I need for the backing of this quilt is Isacord embroidery thread. I wonder if it would be ok to use instead???

OMG! I have never seen that happen to anyone, least of all to me! So sorry!

No Way!! :( I am sure this
is one of the most unusual
things I have ever seen!!

Weird.

It would be gremlins though and not witches.

How is that even possible??? :shock:

That's why I posted a picture...I was like who in the world is going to believe this! I was holding the very end with my left hand and used my fingers on my right hand to just barely touch and guide the thread. I've done it a million times. Just as the bobbin was filled I went to cut the thread and it felt funny and I looked down and it was broken in half! I never once felt any friction.LOL!

I just hate that it's Saturday night and I only have two bobbins filled and I had planned on staying up late to quilt. :(

That's really crazy. I'd take the spool with me and ask for a replacement at the store.

One good thing came out of tonight's sewing though. I tried a new product that I bought recently called "SewSlip". You can see it at www.sewslip.com although I bought mine from my local quilt shop. It helps your quilt glide under the needle when doing free motion quilting. I have back trouble and I thought maybe it would help me not have to fight the quilt so much so I could sew longer at a sitting. It's well worth the money!

For a second there I thought you were talking about my wife being at your house! :mrgreen:

I have never seen one break like that but it does not surprise me at all with the way these companies are trying to save a buck. The bad thing is that there is a lot of thread that may be going to waste now. :(

Billy

I think the sewing witch is having a good laugh over this one. Never seen anything like that.

Oh my! I would never have imagined a spool could break like that. Strange! :shock:

That's bizarre. Thanks for including the photo. I couldn't imagine what it would have looked like otherwise.

I have gone threw a lot of thread and I have never had anything like that happen to me,

I do use isacord embroidery thread to quilt all the time, I have a large selection as I do a lot of embroidery and find it easy to match find what color I am looking for.

:shock:
That's just plain strange! I've been sewing since the dark ages and I've never had anything like that happen. Weird.

Go to the company's website and e-mail them the picture. Thread costs too much to waste because of a crappy piece of plastic.

I was just going to mention the same thing Moonpi said.
Go to the website and include the picture to them.
Ya never know....you might not only get the one spool replaced, but they might send more!

Worth a try!

Holy cow!!! :shock: :lol: :lol: that about takes the cake doesn't it??? :roll: :roll:

which begs the question: do you have a death wish or a really good divorce attorney? :shock:

Really odd thread situation! I also have a sew slip and like it. My machine doesn't drop the feed dogs so this makes it nice and smooth.

Oh my word! That would have freaked me out if that happened to me. Who would have thought this could happen. I agree with the others and send that thread back to the store.

OMG!! I've never heard of that before.

Yes, you can use isacord thread in the bobbin too, I do all the time!

Gremlins people, Gremlins!! Not witches!

LOL! Looks like Billy has some "splainin" to do!

I think I will email the manufacturer and include the picture. It's the darndest thing I"ve ever seen. Thanks so much ladies for letting me know that you also quilt with the Isacord thread. I do machine embroidery too so I have all the colors in that so this means that I can spend the day quilting this quilt after all.

Oh...and I think I'm going to send this sewing witch..@$%@#^, ummm, GREMLIN..(sorry) back to Billy's house!

I use embroidery thread for quilting all the time.

So I see that Murphy has moved on to your place. Sorry about that (and no, I did not send him, HONESTLY!)

Have you had any furniture moving by itself, or weird bumps in the night?

Renee

That is quite a story. Wouldn't believe it unless I saw it! Thanks for the tip about the "Sew Slip" and FMQ. I've been thinking about trying that.

I'm not worried about the ole "Battle Axe" she knows I love her and couldn't survive without her! :roll: :lol:

I did show her the post and she gave me one of those looks and laughed.

Billy

You guys are so funny! No, haven't had any furniture moving around or bumps in the night...yet! Billy, I'm glad you jumped in there and "quickly" set the record straight and cleared all that up. Now it looks like MadQuilter has some "splainin" to do...Murphy, huh? Anybody else having problems?

Well, I did what a couple of you suggested. I sent an email along with a picture of the broken spool with an explanation of how it broke. I am curious to see what they will say.

I didn't get any quilting done today either. My two little dustmops were overdue on their weekly grooming so we spent the day getting that out of the way so we can start the week fresh on Monday.

That just blows my mind, hard to believe, and I think lyou should send them a picture.

That is weird. I've never seen anything like that. How disappointing for you. :cry:

Please do not throw that away! Mine didn't break in half but wrapped around the bobbin metal shaft. Two things you can do: 1) If your husband fishes, get his winder and wind it off the bobbin halves. 2) If you have another machine, put the broken bobbin on your metal thread shaft, thread it like you would to wind a bobbin and start putting the thread on the new bobbin. Both worked for me. Hope one works for you. GG

Bizarre!

That is so Weird, I'm 58 years old and have never seen that happen, can't even see how it would, thats a new one indeed..

Weird!!!

First time I've even heard of such a thing. Wonder if it could have been a flaw in a whole batch of plastic they used for bobbins and there's more out there?

BTW, in Norway we have house Nisse, which are devilish little gnome-like characters that play tricks on everyone in the house, they especially like to hide things so you go crazy looking for something you know you have. LOL

i've never had a spool break like that, but have had my bobbin do that a few times,. frustrating huh? i get so angry at all the thread wasted, cuz i have to throw it away

I thought you ladies might like to hear what the manufacturer told me but first I have to share my blooper.

I looked up the website of the manufacturer and emailed them a picture of the broken spool of thread like I posted here and explained the whole ordeal. A gentleman emailed me back saying he was perplexed because it didn't look like their thread...well, in my haste I emailed the wrong manufacurer. I emailed Aurifil instead of Aerofil Madiera. He asked for all the information on the spool and as I went to scan it, I noticed my mistake. I apologized and explained to him how I screwed up but he still insisted on sending me a package of "his" thread for me to try with a suggestion that I use it in my quilting from now on, lol!

I emailed the correct manufacurer and they said that they did have a problem with their spools breaking and they were working to correct the problem. They are sending me a 10-peice pack of their thread along with a replacement spool of the color that broke.

I have to tell you though. the rep. with Aurifil was just unbelievably trying his best to make me a happy Aurifil customer. He went out of his way from his promptness in replying to insisting on sending me the thread after I told him repeatedly that it was not necessary because his company was not at fault. How awesome is that!!

GiGi, I tried rewinding the thread onto another spool I had but it got tangled so I gave up. I may try again later...

GladGrams, It wasn't the bobbin...it was the entire spool of thread that broke in half and I'm sure they are having a huge problem. I hope the Nisse stay in Norway. I'm happily sewing again after finding another spool of thread to use on my quilt.

I'm glad you got a positive response to your email. It is a good thing to know that both companies are willing to help you out!

Glad they are working on the problem. Good to know both companies work to satisfy customers (or work to gain a customer). Actually, that is amazing about Aurifil.