While waiting for an online order from Threadart.com, I bought 6 colors of C&C 40wt poly thread (mini cones)...all but two worked fine. The Yellow and Navy blue caused the noise you heard. If you feel that cone of thread...pull off a length and run it through your fingers...you will probably be able to feel the roughness. Wether wound too tight, or just wrong...I don't know. It does not work on my quilting machine (TL18LS), my 12 needle embroidery machine, nor any of my sewing or embroidery machines. I tried to use for hand sewing...ugh...tossed those two cones.
If I had kept the reciept...they would have gone back to the store. If you have the reciept, take it back to the store...then ask to be able to feel the thread before you buy it.
Marge
Originally Posted by
EllieGirl
I have had my machine for almost 1 1/2 years. It has always run very smoothly and I clean the bobbin case every time I change the bobbin. I've always used Coats & Clark specialty threads. The past couple of weeks it started making these grinding noises and the upper thread kept breaking. I asked on here about taking a machine in and a couple of people suggested trying a different thread. So I went to JoAnn's and bought some Sulky thread. Holy moly!! It's working fine! What's the deal? Why all of a sudden would I need to use a different brand of thread?