Quilting thread breaking
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Quilting thread breaking
Hi, I have not been here for a few months, after a couple of operations on my spine & back, tring to get back to my quilting.
I have a Kathy Quilts machine, use Glide thread, The thread is breaking. I put new thread & a new needle in. sew a few inches and breads, Any one have this issue? Please help
Mary L Booth
I have a Kathy Quilts machine, use Glide thread, The thread is breaking. I put new thread & a new needle in. sew a few inches and breads, Any one have this issue? Please help
Mary L Booth
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I use Glide thread on my longarm and it has never been a problem. I would check thread path and be certain bobbin is correctly threaded and inserted. Most often any problem is because thread has come out of hooks or is not inserted well enough on tension discs. Good luck!
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Also, make sure the needle is inserted properly. On my quilting machine the scarf (curved area on needle shaft) got placed in the front instead of the back where it should go. It gave me fits until I discovered what I had done.
My suggestion is that when a problem is ongoing, take all the thread out of the path, drop the needle out of the holder, pull the bobbin, etc. and completely reinstall.
Hope this helps.
My suggestion is that when a problem is ongoing, take all the thread out of the path, drop the needle out of the holder, pull the bobbin, etc. and completely reinstall.
Hope this helps.
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DO not mess with your tension. Check the thread path, bobbin holder for Knicks and dings, match your needle size to the thread you are using. I always use a 90/14 organ topstitch needle for 40 and 50 wt. Thread.
make sure your tension disc's are clean, I hope you learn what is causing this....I know it's very frustrating.
make sure your tension disc's are clean, I hope you learn what is causing this....I know it's very frustrating.
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DO not mess with your tension. Check the thread path, bobbin holder for Knicks and dings, match your needle size to the thread you are using. I always use a 90/14 organ topstitch needle for 40 and 50 wt. Thread.
make sure your tension disc's are clean, I hope you learn what is causing this....I know it's very frustrating.
make sure your tension disc's are clean, I hope you learn what is causing this....I know it's very frustrating.
Fine tuning tension, bobbin first, then upper thread to match, was one of the first things my longarm instructor and my longarm dealer taught me to do. I check and adjust (if needed) bobbin tension on every bobbin and check top tension with every bobbin or start of a quilting session (if I haven't finished a bobbin from the previous day).
Most longarms use 16 or 18 longarm needles, not smaller topstitch ones. Bernina's Q-series might be the only one that uses domestic needles.
Last edited by mkc; 09-18-2021 at 02:21 PM.