Need some expert help PLEASE!!!!
#1
Need some expert help PLEASE!!!!
Ok I need some help from the experts who are going to look at these pictures and say REALLY.
I am sure that it is an easy fix, but I am teaching myself. I am trying to make a mug rug and this is what is happening.
The machine I am using is a Brothers
Thanks in advance all the expert help
I am sure that it is an easy fix, but I am teaching myself. I am trying to make a mug rug and this is what is happening.
The machine I am using is a Brothers
Thanks in advance all the expert help
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In many cases it will still sew but have issues , such as the one you are showing. As a general rule if the underside of your work has stitching problems... check the top thread and tensions.
It looks like you are using "thread" that is thicker than piecing thread. Make sure you test your tension on a straight stitch on a sample sandwich. Make adjustments to tension ... and potentially the needle if its thick thread ( you many need a larger size, and use a metallic needle or top stitch). Then use the special stitch and make final tension adjustments on the sample.
It looks like you are using "thread" that is thicker than piecing thread. Make sure you test your tension on a straight stitch on a sample sandwich. Make adjustments to tension ... and potentially the needle if its thick thread ( you many need a larger size, and use a metallic needle or top stitch). Then use the special stitch and make final tension adjustments on the sample.
Last edited by Lori S; 10-22-2013 at 09:30 AM.
#6
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My guess is that when you threaded the machine, you put the pressure foot down before you threaded it all the way to the needle. It looks to me like the thread didn't get between the tension disks properly.
My suggestion..rethread from the beginning and don't lower the pressure foot (to get at the needle) until you are ready to thread the needle. Also check that the bobbin is correctly inserted. However, this looks like what a friend had on the back of her sewing when the thread wasn't correctly between the tension disks.
My suggestion..rethread from the beginning and don't lower the pressure foot (to get at the needle) until you are ready to thread the needle. Also check that the bobbin is correctly inserted. However, this looks like what a friend had on the back of her sewing when the thread wasn't correctly between the tension disks.
#7
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Location: Michigan
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My guess is that when you threaded the machine, you put the pressure foot down before you threaded it all the way to the needle. It looks to me like the thread didn't get between the tension disks properly.
My suggestion..rethread from the beginning and don't lower the pressure foot (to get at the needle) until you are ready to thread the needle. Also check that the bobbin is correctly inserted. However, this looks like what a friend had on the back of her sewing when the thread wasn't correctly between the tension disks.
My suggestion..rethread from the beginning and don't lower the pressure foot (to get at the needle) until you are ready to thread the needle. Also check that the bobbin is correctly inserted. However, this looks like what a friend had on the back of her sewing when the thread wasn't correctly between the tension disks.
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Get your machine sewing well on a regular straight stitch first. I like to use a zig zag for mug rugs. I first straight stitch the perimeter while it is still oversized. I then do a regular zigzag along the edge. I THEN trim it to size just outside the zig zag. I then do another zig zag satin stitch over the previous edge.
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