Originally Posted by feline fanatic

Actually the opposite is true. If your top thread is showing on the bottom that means your top tension is too loose or your bobbin is too tight. The top thread is losing the tug of war and the bobbin is pulling it through so you see the pokies. You need to try tightening your top tension and see if that helps. If it does not, you need to loosen your bobbin tension a bit. Do only one at a time and in small increments until the problem is solved.

Here is a link to a great graphic that Superior threads puts out about tension. It is applicable to both domestic and LA.

http://www.superiorthreads.com/educa...ad-tug-of-war/