Originally Posted by tdgiffin
I am doing something very wrong. Every time I stop sewing and then restart, I have to rethread my sewing machine. I am a patient person, but this is getting to be a bit much. I have the tension set at what the sewing manual directions suggest. I have the machine threaded correctly. What could be causing this? Please help my sanity!
Always start sewing with the needle in the up position, so it isn't going up and pulling on the thread. I have this trouble with my old machine, used to be my mother's. I forget to make sure the needle is all the way up. The new machines do this automatically.