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It could be the fabric seems to be thicker in some spots. Maybe use a thinner needle.
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Do a "dental flossing" of the thread path using sewing thread. That may help.
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Have you made sure you have the correct bobbin in? I have so many machines and it turned out my "big" problem was I had the wrong bobbin in mine.
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If you all will read back, you can see it was the needle---always check that first! New does NOT always mean OK---
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Originally Posted by okiepastor
If you all will read back, you can see it was the needle---always check that first! New does NOT always mean OK---
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Are you using the same thread in the bobbin and needle?
Also a 11 needle has a fine eye- some threads do not pass thru smoothly. |
Wow. I would say clean every concievable area with a small brush, a kids paint brush and plenty of blowing air into the parts to see if there isn't a tiny piece of something caught somewhere.
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I had a major tension problem with that pinwheel quilt entered in Joannes. Wound up adding a layer of muslin between the batting and the backing fabric, changing to Microtex needles and using Sulky clear thread on the bobbin, with YLI on the top. Sometimes you just have to try different combinations. and try, and try, and try.....
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Have you tried sewing on a quilt sandwich with a different fabric? Could it just be the combination of fabric & batt that you are using this time? If it persists I say take it to the repair shop. It could be a thread stuck somewhere you can't see it & I know from experience that can ruin your machine if it's digital.
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I hear that. I was trying to LAQ yesterday and the threads were breaking like crazy. I pulled out the new needle I had just inserted and it actually had a burr on the tip. Threw that out and put in new needle...better- but not there yet. Then took out the bobbin, turned it around and reinserted it..success at last! That needle was horrible? Do you have your needle in correctly! Mine will only let you put the needle in one way. Do hope you get your's working soon.
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Sometimes, in a case like this when I have tried all the above good suggestions, I run a piece of WAXED dental floss through the thread path and run it back and forth through the tension. I has helped me out many times.
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The last time that happened to me I finally found a big chunk of lent under the throat plate between the feed dogs. As soon as I cleaned it out and returned the setting I had changed to their original place it went back to sewing fine again.
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Check your tension.
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I have had this problem and done all of the suggested things. I then called my sewing machine store and got the actual repair man!!!! His suggestion worked. loosen the top tension all of the way. Clean the tension plates. You almost certainly have lint there. You might also have lint under the tension plate of the bobbin. Plan on using a scrap to check the tension after you are done.
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If the bottom thread is sewing badly adjust the top tension
If the top thread is sewing badly adjust the bobbin tension I had a simular problem a while back and I had to have it repaired. My machine is a Pfaff Computerized so sometimes something happens to the tension and it has to be repair by a tech. |
Originally Posted by Darlene's
I have wasted over 2 hrs trying to figure this out !!
My machine is sewing a great stitch on the bottom but the top is ALMOST straight !! like its not going down in the material. I have changed bobbin thread.....top thread.....new needle...adjusted tension ... and still nothing has fixed this !! But the first 4 stitches are right then it goes almost straight. Any advice?? I now have a headache lol :?: :?: I am trying to piece a quilt so, 2 layers of cotton fabric. I have rethreaded 3 times. I have cleaned bobbin shaft free of lint. Its got to be in the tension but I cant figure it out, I have adjusted alittle here and there but nothing is helping. # 11 needle since I'm only doing 2 layers. (new) |
go out and buy a new machine--that's my suggestion. HA HA I say this because I think Darlene plans to do this today! Waiting for results...
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try running a piece of paper through the tension disk--go all the way into the disk and around there maybe a tiny piece of lint in there --that's a trick a repairman taught me
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Yes, I had a similar problem with lint in the feed dogs, hidden way in the back. Lint loves to hide and mess things up. (My machine guy says he's never seen anyone who uses a machine as heavily as I do, even with my frequent cleaning and oiling.)
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