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Thread: I need help from juki tl 98q owners please!

  1. 05-22-2015, 04:28 PM #1
    sewnsewer2
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    I need help from juki tl 98q owners please!

    I am having issues with the bobbin thread not looking nice when stitching on canvas (making tote bags).
    Can someone advise what my tension should be for a 4.0 stitch length?

    Thanks!
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  2. 05-22-2015, 05:00 PM #2
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    I have not stitched on canvas with mine, so I can't tell you what to set it on, but have you checked to make sure your bobbin is in correctly? Once I made sure it was and the tension is good on it, I would take a piece of scrap canvas and keep adjusting the tension on the top thread just a little at a time until I got it the way I wanted it. Is your bobbin thread too straight, crooked or how is it not looking nice?
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  3. 05-23-2015, 05:35 AM #3
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    The back looks like a running stitch. And it doesn't look like the top.
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    Are you using a big enough needle? On canvas you will want to use a 90/14 or even a 100/16. Mine will actually skip stitches if the needle isn't big enough. Hope it helps.
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  5. 05-23-2015, 06:29 PM #5
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    Thanks, I got it figured out. I tried both the 14 & 16. It was the thread that was the problem. Not my juki :-)
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  6. 05-27-2015, 07:31 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by sewnsewer2 View Post
    Thanks, I got it figured out. I tried both the 14 & 16. It was the thread that was the problem. Not my juki :-)
    I have had issues similar to yours on an older sewing machine. I was so frustrated. I ended up changing to a heavier thread in both the top and bottom. For an older machine, it seems sensitive to what thread it likes.

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