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I've tested all the thread I have here and superior brands "so fine" is the only thread i can use in my janome 6500 without getting caught up in the feed dogs. is my machine really fussy or is it me? I just started fmq last month on my little brother with no trouble other then the small throat. now i'm trying to use the nice machine and i'm getting caught up in the feed dogs.
the previous owner used "mettler" thread and that's getting caught for me too and he has no clue what i might be doing wrong. will i just get better with practice? I'm using a topstitch needle, the tension is at 1 and i think i'm doing everything right. I'm off to buy so fine thread today, but i'm scared they will stop making it or something then i can't quilt on my machine LOL |
Are you putting your feed dogs down when you FMQ?
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Originally Posted by DawnMarie
Are you putting your feed dogs down when you FMQ?
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Your tension might be too loose?
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Originally Posted by lisalovesquilting
Your tension might be too loose?
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Originally Posted by lisalovesquilting
Your tension might be too loose?
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nope still catching. i even put a business card in there to cover the feed dogs to see if that would help. nope. I'm so upset. maybe this machine is just too touchy for me.
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Did you check for lint? Even just a little lint will mess up a janome... Check the bobbin, the bobbin case, the dogs, under the dogs, the grooves of the dogs, etc. Even pretend there is a lot of lint and take your vacuum hose to it. stupid lint! ...speaking from experience.... stupid, stupid, dumb lint!
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Also make sure your bobbin thread is in the litte slot in the bobbin case. That'll cause huge headaches. And don't just take the bobbin out to clean out the lint, take off the throat plate and take the bobbin case clear out. It gets really linty under there and Janomes don't like it!!!
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I have a 6600 - and I guess they are similar machines. When I first got it I thought the machine was very finicky because it didn't like different threads in top and bottom - whether piecing or quilting. But over time, getting used to the machine I guess, I no longer have the problem.
I'm getting ready to quilt a landscape quilt and it will have lots of different patterns and thread panting - so I'm making lots of practice sandwiches. My first choice of thread was a 50 wt connecting threads "essential" with a Gutterman 60 wt in the bobbin. I've got the tension worked out - 8 - YES 8!! So .. ignore the books and whatever anyone else tells you. Keep working out the tension as YOU sew. The tension is just as dependent on the speed of the machine and your hand speed as it is on the type of needle, thread choice, and fabric used. And yes. Clean out the machine completely :) |
Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
I have a 6600 - and I guess they are similar machines. When I first got it I thought the machine was very finicky because it didn't like different threads in top and bottom - whether piecing or quilting. But over time, getting used to the machine I guess, I no longer have the problem.
I'm getting ready to quilt a landscape quilt and it will have lots of different patterns and thread panting - so I'm making lots of practice sandwiches. My first choice of thread was a 50 wt connecting threads "essential" with a Gutterman 60 wt in the bobbin. I've got the tension worked out - 8 - YES 8!! so you are free motion quilting at an 8? what happens when you don't get tension? does it catch on the bottom? So .. ignore the books and whatever anyone else tells you. Keep working out the tension as YOU sew. The tension is just as dependent on the speed of the machine and your hand speed as it is on the type of needle, thread choice, and fabric used. And yes. Clean out the machine completely :) |
I have a 6300, and I check my tension every time I sit down at my machine. Yesterday my tension was at 3 and today it's at 6...Janome's are just little divas aren't they?!
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Originally Posted by wannaquilt1
so you are free motion quilting at an 8? what happens when you don't get tension? does it catch on the bottom?
Bear in mind though, 8 is what worked for my machine speed, my hand speed and my sandwich. My sandwich test is very strange as I had to come close to duplicating my landscape quilt. I took 1 piece of scrap 12" x 6" and folded it in half. In the middle I layered several scraps of batiks - some overlapping just like they overlap in my quilt top. Then I have 1 layer of flannel (my chosen "batting"), and 1 more layer of fabric (backing). So I'm quilting through a LOT of "stuff"!!! Which just means ...keep playing. |
check your needle! are you using a microtex, sharp, universal, or metallic...it can make a difference!
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