Why is my aerofil thread breaking and shredding
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As has been said, aurifil 40 weight 2 ply thread that can be used for hand quilting is not coated with a wax like other hand quilting threads. I love aurifil thread for piecing, but much prefer waxed quilting thread for hand quilting. It doesn't tangle and knot easily and is much easier to thread. My favorite thread, and I think I have tried them all, Is YLI hand quilting thread. Needles also make a difference. Hiroshima Tulip betweens are the very best hand quilting needles. The eye of these needles is not stamped like other betweens so there aren't sharp edges or burrs to cut and shred your thread. Choosing the best tools and materials makes the task much more enjoyable and satisfying.
edit. Just realized you are using Aerofil thread and I didn't know there was such a brand. My search doesn't show that it comes in hand quilting thread, just quilting thread, but I may have missed it. I don't know the quality of this thread. It sounds suspect for hand quilting.
edit. Just realized you are using Aerofil thread and I didn't know there was such a brand. My search doesn't show that it comes in hand quilting thread, just quilting thread, but I may have missed it. I don't know the quality of this thread. It sounds suspect for hand quilting.
Last edited by Genden; 11-08-2016 at 09:45 PM.
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I was at a retreat this last weekend and a Bernina dealer was there. She was sewing next to me. She had the top of the line 830 Bernina. Her thread kept breaking. She said I can't use Aurifil on my Bernina, it doesn't like it and that is the thread I packed not thinking about the machine I was bringing. I said I thought Aurifil was one of the best threads. She said it is but the new high end Bernina's sew at their best with poly thread.
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I always check the needle first or you could have a burr on the needle plate. When I had a similar problem with another brand it ended up being the thread cone itself. There was a notch on the plastic and the thread would rub over it when the thread spooled off. Eventually the thread would wear down and break.
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A local Janome dealer sells small spools of Aerofil by Madeira for $1 each. I've had great results with it. For the longest time, I thought people on here were spelling it "Aurifil" and were raving about the Aurifil. I had believed I was scoring a great bargain on one small spool of high quality thread. Turns out, I am. But it's not Aurifil. It's AEROFIL by Madeira.
My guess is it's your tension too high or your needle eye too small . What size needle are your using?
My guess is it's your tension too high or your needle eye too small . What size needle are your using?
#17
I would tend to think either you are using a too small needle for your fabric/thread, or that the needle is faulty and the groove is not big enough to accommodate the thread so it is tearing it up. The tension is usually not the problem on a bernina. It is usually the needle, thread, or drag on the item being sewn. Also if you have a bernina, you can slow down the motor so the friction is lowered especially on dense sewing items.
Last edited by RedGarnet222; 11-09-2016 at 12:33 PM.
#18
The only time I had trouble with Aurifil breaking was just the other day while I was actually quilting. When I do the actual quilting I use a 14 topstitch needle so I replaced the needle to another new 14 TS & it has been fine since. Hope you find out the problem with it. That is so frustrating. Good luck!
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I think that's really true. My mother would never touch her tension and had a fit once when her machine wasn't working and I came over and messed with the tension. I think most of us were taught that way. I've learned that a lot of problems go away with a bit of tension adjustment, both top and bobbin.
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