Oh my!
 

You ladies are gonna get sick of me. I'm using my new machine, the Brother 420PRW, but when I use the automatic scissors they'd still a 2" tail left on! Ugh, what am I doing wrong?

Wish I could help you but my Bernina is too old to have an automatic cutter. I am too old to learn the new gimmicks that they are putting on the newer machines. I am sure someone on this board can help you.

Thank you!

My BL Decorator's Choice auto thread cutter leaves a smaller tail, but I don't use the cutter anymore. The threads are too difficult for me to grasp to pull them up so I can hold the tails when starting a new line of stitching.

Don't know if you purchased this from a dealer or not. I know my technician can adjust the cut length, but I have a different brand.

What paper princess said...also, gramajo if you use your thread cutter, you should not have to grab those tails to begin sewing again. Just make sure your threads are behind the foot when beginning....just as they would be if you were holding them.

Don't have a Bernina myself, but I don't use my thread cutter either - unless I'm doing embroidery work, then it cuts automatically anyway.

my thread cutter leaves about 2" tails too (Baby Lock Espire). I usually just leave them and haven't noticed any problems doing this. Sometimes I do clip them, though I can't remember why I do it. I love my thread cutter - no more messy clipped thread endings to clean up!

I wouldn't want 2" thread tails left! That's way too much. If you use a cutter and then pull the threads that defeats the purpose of the cutter. My cutter leaves about 1/4" tails. I don't have to pull the threads up and back, just start sewing. No bird nests or thread tangles at all. I have a Brother 1500. The auto thread cutter saves a lot of thread.

There are pros and cons about automatic thread cutters. The 1/4inch tails are fine if piecing but not nice looking on back of quilts (after FMQ). 2-inch tails would be great for burying between layers. Perhaps the manufacturer went with two-inch tails to avoid the stitches coming apart at the end of seams?