Originally Posted by Kathie S.
I need some help big time. My tension is really bad. The top thread bird nested under neath. I took the machine in to the shop and they adjusted the tension and had a very nice stitch. I came home and the stitch turned bad. The fabric is gathering. When I straighten it out the bobbin thread is laying on the fabric and the top thread is showing a small loop. Any suggestions would be helpful. Kathie
Kathie it sounds like it needs to be adjusted a bit. The top tension needs to match the bottom tension. With it gathering like it is tells me that the thread path has an issue somewhere. maybe it jumped out of the tensioner or the spring is not positioned right. Then play with the top tension to match the bottom. You might need to tighten the bottom tension a bit also depending on whats going on there.
It is something really simple and we just need to figure it out.
Billy