Originally Posted by Bostons
I'm starting this over since on my other thread someone decided to trash the type of machine I purchased today and am so excited about instead of helping me with my thread question. So I'll leave my machine out of the title and the body and re-ask the thread question.
Does anybody know what left twist thread is? Is it anything special or different than "regular" thread?
I thought this was a nice, happy, helpful place to be. :(
HI, not sure what left twist thread is either, but if your thread keeps knotting up at the eye of the needle and shredding it is the size of the needle being wrong for the size of the thread. There are charts that list thread size and compatible needle eye size. The other problem I have had with knotting thread is either bobbin reeling off in the wrong direction, or tension mis adjustment. I teach sewing classes and these are the most common of mistakes, so check there first. Sorry I didn't see your first posting (don't think I did anyway) but I personally never met a machine I couldn't love, though some are easier to to use than others. Good luck on your purchase!