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02-25-2012, 08:02 AM

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I am new to free motion quilting and have been just teaching myself along the way. I have a problem with the upper thread on my maching splitting. What am i doing wrong?

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02-25-2012, 11:30 PM

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two guesses:

tension needs adjusting; or
wrong size/type needle

i consult these articles when i need to figure out which needle to use with which thread:

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...eedle-know-how

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...rview/page/all

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02-26-2012, 10:35 AM

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thank you for the info Patrice

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