TENSION PROBLEMS
06-27-2011, 03:16 PM
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What is the problem when after sewing a straight line, I can pull the bobbin thread and it comes right out like I had done a gathering stitch, but I hadn't. It happens whether I do a long stitch or a short stitch. I have had this same thing happen on 2 other machines.
06-27-2011, 03:25 PM
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It sounds like your top tension is way to loose. It is not pulling the bobbin thread into the middle. Here is a link to a great graphic from superior threads to help you. http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...bottom-tension
06-27-2011, 06:39 PM
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Check to make sure your thread is in the tension disks correctly. Or maybe the tension disks need to be cleaned. a piece of lint can keep the disks apart so it is loose. You can run a thread with several knots through the disks and that should take out anything in there.
06-27-2011, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by featherweight
I take a piece of dental floss to clean the disks out in the machine...Just thread the machine with the floss and gently pull back and forth a couple of times.
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