I practiced all afternoon and no longer have eyelashes! I do have sore shoulders. ( : I did get the FMQ bobbin, and it does help. Tried without changing it first. My tension seems to work best at 0 for the pressure foot and 5 for the reg tension. I did better if I didn't use the foot control and set the speed on the middle of the slide arrows to practice. Dogs up or down don't seem to make any difference that I can see. I made a "sandwich" and wore machiners gloves. What seems to make eyelashes for me is my movement of the material. I moved it too quickly when I started, and jerkily when I got tired. I could tell because my top stitches were longer when I was making eyelashes. I used different colored threads so I could see the problems more easily. Just hang in there. Everyone says practice, and I believe they are right!!!