Thanks. It's a basic Nolting, no stitch regulator, no computer (what's the fun in that?
). Right now I'm in basic stipples and loops. Good point on raising the rail, I hadn't thought of that. I'm sure there's a sweet spot, I just haven't clicked into it yet. I lock the stitch to begin and then start the machine and it skips right off then the thread breaks. I'm using Coats and Clark mach. quilting thread. Nothing fancy but not anything weird. I just feel so
slow. I do brush out the bobbin race and underthroat when I change bobbins and yes, very linty. I'm also a lefty and the machine wants to move left to right while my brain wants to track right to left so I'm constantly remembering not to quilt myself into corners, though sometimes I don't remember soon enough. Lol. I just see people who do this make it look effortless. I make it look like a child's abstract art at this point.