Hi...pause....HELP! (lil laugh)
I also am using clear poly thread(coats)Not in the bobbin, just top thread..I am quilting my first quilt and decided that clear poly would work best on the actual quilting(hide any mistakes better lol)...
Here, let me over explain lol> I am quilting on a new singer (esteem 2)..The holder for the thread lays sideways instead of vertically...The clear poly keeps getting wound/tangled around the part/rod that the actual spool slides down onto, "one either side of the actual spool of thread"(so hard to explain lol)It locks up tight when it does this..Its broken a needle before i realized it was tangled again grr..It seems to lock up/tangle more when starting or finishing a line of stitches it seems..
My quilting lady at Joann Fabrics as well as a youtube vid suggested I needed a Top Stitch Needle to use with the clear poly, which is what I am using.
Trouble shooting so far> Cleaned my bobber casing completely, tested the bobber tention, Have my top thread tention between 3-4 ( my book suggest standard setting is at 4), have tried sliding the spool down the holder/rod from either end. No other thread does this..I am at a loss..
I actually have the next 3 days free to quilt and was so excited to finish it.. Any help/suggestions from anyone would be so appreciated..