Hi, had both rr tracks & eyelashes mine was the top tension, the real thing about the tension we aren't use to playing with that on our regular machines but the long arms are way different. When mine did that it was the top doing it. My daughter used the machine and she was getting eyelashes too and rr t. we messed with top T.and it went away then came back seemed that someone else was playing around but no one here to do that. It took a few months before I was ok turning a few things but making notes on what, where, what number I put things on. that really was the best for me. Do you let others run your machine?? my dealer says that's the worst thing to do at first because they will turn, pull, twist, or what ever and it makes things much worse. Make it tighter then and see what happens. go both ways to see what your sample looks like. I wrote all over my samples with information, size of designs what was going on, EVERYTHING!! I only use King Tut top & bottom. You do need the best thread I tried pre-round bobbins too and they were awful on my machine. I bought some YLI and it was not as good as K.T.the quality just not the same to me and different thickness of YLI as K.T. and very strang to me that it wasn't as good. That could be your trouble. Just try everything, 1 day it will just sew like a trooper!! You have to work out the kinks, sweety!! Good luck, I hope you find what works for you...
Originally Posted by misoop
Shirley, you said the tension was too loose, others said too tight when you have rr tracks or eyelashes.????? Yes, I always practice on a sandwich quilt just like my quilt ie...same fabric, batting, etc. And, I did buy the bobbin genies and they did help. I've even bought the Towa bobbin gauge, and that seems to help some. But, of course, if you're not using superior threads, you don't have a good guideline to go by. I have some connecting threads that I like to use....their Essential Pro, too. I always use Bottom Line in my bobbin. I spend more time on trying to get my tension correct than I do quilting a queen size quilt!! It's that bad!!! It always seems to be with my top tension.....VERY hard to get to the right point!!! And lots of times, I'll be doing just fine, and then it's all over with!! So frustrating. And, I always check for a piece of lint, thread, etc...I keep it oiled and cleaned with every bobbin change. I've tried every tip I have received, and seems like the same ole problem every time I quilt a new quilt. By the time I finally get one done, I'm completely exhausted, but very proud of my quilt.....FINALLY!!