All great advice, unfortunetly I tried all of it before posting.
I cleaned out all the lint below the needle plate and even took the bobbin housing out and clean it. That was after I re-threaded the machine, but before I tried changing the thread. I also took off the top housing to see if the problem was there...mind you, I've never even looked in there before so I wouldn't know a problem if I saw one.
I've also tried running the machine at variouse speeds with my hand going at variouse speeds with the fabric. Still no dice.
Be honest, am I dealing with a gremlin?
Zoo