Troubleshooting tension?
 

Ok gang, this is incredible information, even for experienced quilters like me.

Having problems with tension? Thread breaking and you can't figure out why? Got pokies? Your machine not stitching that beautiful straight stitch? Here is a video from The Quilt Show (Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims) that explains it all and tells you how to fix it.

This episode is free to everyone until December 31 2019, so share with your friends. I've set the video to start with the segment concerning machine tension, but you can watch the entire episode at your leisure.

https://youtu.be/v2dPJqY7vHE?t=1460

I have trouble remembering which way to turn the upper tension knob to achieve my goal. Their "To lower the knot, lower the tension number" and "To raise the knot, raise the tension number" will help me immensely.

I also liked their discussion and demo with the needle prop. That's good to know.

Thank you for sharing this! It has helped me.

Watched this the other day. Brilliant. Love the visuals, really explains tension!

Wow! Excellent video. His descriptions made it so easy to understand the mechanics that affect tension, breaking thread, etc. issues. THANK YOU for sharing.

-Bonnie

thanks for sharing this.

Thank you for sharing this. Excellent descriptions and visuals.

Thank you for sharing this, very helpful

Very helpful. His explanations were so "understandable"! This should be part of every instruction book!!!!!!

Shelley's concern for having all the pieces "going in one direction producing calmness in a block" - that even many "tiny" prints are directional - is worth noting.

I learned/realized that after I had made some blocks for a class - I am still undecided about how much this is bothering me - if it is enough to redo the blocks or to live with them.

Great visual! Thank you for sharing :) I've now 'Subscribed" to The Quilt Show on YouTube!

I believe I also learned about Bernie's book You and Your Sewing Machine: A Sewist's Guide to Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Tips & Techniques from a previous post on the QB and purchased it about a year ago. I immediately read it from cover to cover and found it equally helpful and have referenced it a few times since.

https://www.amazon.com/You-Your-Sewi.../dp/1617455814
https://www.ctpub.com/you-and-your-sewing-machine/

Thanks for sharing--he does an excellent job of explaining tension.