Janome8900 Skipped Stitches
My husband rewarded my 16 months living in the Arctic with a Janome 8900. I love the machine but I am having a devil of a time with skipped stitches. It will sew through a seam and then two or three stitches later it will skip as much as 1/4".
I have cleaned it, put in a new needle, using a #14 red Janome needle, changed the tension... The only time it works is if I change the bobbin thread and upper thread to a lighter weight polyester thread. I WANT to use the heavier 100% cotton thread that I got at Connecting Threads because I have read that over time the polyester thread will cut the fibre of the fabric. Should I just concede and start using the thinner thread?
Any advice?