Originally Posted by Kat B
Okay, I'm having problems understanding how to pull the bobbin thread up. Can someone help explain it to me?
Thanks in advance.
you are ready to start quilting. with the presser foot DOWN,hand-turn the wheel, towards you,with top thread in hand,needle should go down & pick up the bobbin thread. grab both threads as it comes up. now hold onto both threads and stitch in place about 3 stitches. this knots your thread to start FM. stitch length makes no difference in FM. it is the speed of the gas & speed of your hands that makes the stitch size. you will find yourself making nice swoops on a curve, faster than other places, and your stitches will be too long. going too slow will make them too small or bunched. It takes a lot of practice to do
FM. you may have to adjust the top tension if you are using two
different colors of thread. Machingers gloves are the greatest.
you also quickly learn to match the backing somewhat to the top so you can use the same color thread top & bottom. It really is hard to please your critical self when you first start FM. but hang with it, you will like it.