Help please, 2nd day with new Brother PQ1500S...not so good...
08-08-2011, 02:28 AM
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Well darn, hang in there. Brothers can be finicky sometimes. I have one for piecing and have done free motion on it also. And there where days when the crazy thing just didnt want to sew. Usually it was operator error, or threading issues. Good luck!
08-09-2011, 09:50 PM
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Thanks ya'll for all the support! Stitchin, thanks for saying to sit in front of it and smile...that is great advice, as smiling is not really what you feel like doing when things aren't going so well, eh??..I have stuck with only straight stitch for today, plan to try the fmq again tomorrow...um, later today...lol...and I will put the smile on, even if the grimace tries to come out...thanks again! :-D
09-19-2011, 05:37 PM
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I know this is an old post but I have had the PQ1500 for years and have had the same thread breakage problem, Especially when doing free motion backward. If your breakage is on the straight forward stitch change the needle and re-thread the machine. Good news is I think I've solved it. I think Brother has designed the thread passing through the needle wrong.
The needle is placed in the machine so you have to thread it from the left to the right. (I did go check the instruction book) But look at the thread carriers, they don't carry the thread down the length of the needle through the scarf of the needle, the thread goes from the thread carrier to the needle sideways, so of course there is fraying. The little groove in the needle above the eye is there to direct the thread through the eye of the needle and prevent fraying.
To solve this I used a small piece of paper clip, bent it to form an additional thread carrier, placed it above the last thread carrier. This directs the thread straight down through the scarf of the needle. Since I did this I havent't had the thread break once. Can't believe it. Claudia
The needle is placed in the machine so you have to thread it from the left to the right. (I did go check the instruction book) But look at the thread carriers, they don't carry the thread down the length of the needle through the scarf of the needle, the thread goes from the thread carrier to the needle sideways, so of course there is fraying. The little groove in the needle above the eye is there to direct the thread through the eye of the needle and prevent fraying.
To solve this I used a small piece of paper clip, bent it to form an additional thread carrier, placed it above the last thread carrier. This directs the thread straight down through the scarf of the needle. Since I did this I havent't had the thread break once. Can't believe it. Claudia
09-20-2011, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by njcjd
I know this is an old post but I have had the PQ1500 for years and have had the same thread breakage problem, Especially when doing free motion backward. If your breakage is on the straight forward stitch change the needle and re-thread the machine. Good news is I think I've solved it. I think Brother has designed the thread passing through the needle wrong.
The needle is placed in the machine so you have to thread it from the left to the right. (I did go check the instruction book) But look at the thread carriers, they don't carry the thread down the length of the needle through the scarf of the needle, the thread goes from the thread carrier to the needle sideways, so of course there is fraying. The little groove in the needle above the eye is there to direct the thread through the eye of the needle and prevent fraying.
To solve this I used a small piece of paper clip, bent it to form an additional thread carrier, placed it above the last thread carrier. This directs the thread straight down through the scarf of the needle. Since I did this I havent't had the thread break once. Can't believe it. Claudia
The needle is placed in the machine so you have to thread it from the left to the right. (I did go check the instruction book) But look at the thread carriers, they don't carry the thread down the length of the needle through the scarf of the needle, the thread goes from the thread carrier to the needle sideways, so of course there is fraying. The little groove in the needle above the eye is there to direct the thread through the eye of the needle and prevent fraying.
To solve this I used a small piece of paper clip, bent it to form an additional thread carrier, placed it above the last thread carrier. This directs the thread straight down through the scarf of the needle. Since I did this I havent't had the thread break once. Can't believe it. Claudia
Also, as for needles, the quilt shop that sells them here, told me to use topstitch needles...not near as many problems.
09-20-2011, 04:59 PM
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I have added a picture of the bent paper clip, I had to cut it first. I used needle nose pliers and the small pliers that are used for making jewelry. I had to bend it around the machine right above the screw that holds the needle in place. It does have a little wiggle to it but it is secure enough to hold the thread without shifting.
Yes, I agree a topstitch needle works really great. You can also see I have a Juki darning foot on my Brother machine. I got tired of looking through that plastic on their free motion foot.
Claudia
Yes, I agree a topstitch needle works really great. You can also see I have a Juki darning foot on my Brother machine. I got tired of looking through that plastic on their free motion foot.
Claudia
The thread goes through the original thread guides in addition to the bent paper clip.
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