So much trouble with free motion
#21
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Believe it or not, (that's the same machine i had at the time) mine did the same thing. Anyway, after a couple of frustrating days of it, it just stopped.
I believe it has something to do with the way we move our machine. Maybe we have to just get everything in sinc. I don't know. Crazy huh!!!
I haven't had a problem since.
I believe it has something to do with the way we move our machine. Maybe we have to just get everything in sinc. I don't know. Crazy huh!!!
I haven't had a problem since.
#22
I have a Pfaff... and it will not even on pain of death... work with invisible thread in the bobbin....so it may be your thread....or your needle... you need to match the correct type and size of needle to your thread. If you sew 50, 60 weight thread...an 80 (Size 12) will work fine. If you use heavier weight thread... 40, 30,... you will need a larger needle... a 90 or even 100. If you have 60 weight in both top and bobbin..you can use a 70 needle. Hope this helps... and good luck. :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:
#25
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Location: Tupelo, MS
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Well, one more time. I took bobbin case apart again, and lo and behold there was a big "wad" of stuff in it. Put back together and I have been able to quilt a pattern (sort of ) on a big square. Go figure. I hope it continues to do right.
#27
Hi ManyCraft,
Sounds like the bobbin thread in the top is the clue.
Your needle eye/point size may have been too small for the top thread to move as freely as it needs to move when doing free motion in all those different directions.
You can have good results with a needle and thread when sewing in a straight line, but get a mess of trouble when you want to free motion or do complicated zig-zaggy things.
A the correct needle/bigger needle eye or finer thread can help.
Sounds like the bobbin thread in the top is the clue.
Your needle eye/point size may have been too small for the top thread to move as freely as it needs to move when doing free motion in all those different directions.
You can have good results with a needle and thread when sewing in a straight line, but get a mess of trouble when you want to free motion or do complicated zig-zaggy things.
A the correct needle/bigger needle eye or finer thread can help.
#30
Originally Posted by many craft person
Well, one more time. I took bobbin case apart again, and lo and behold there was a big "wad" of stuff in it. Put back together and I have been able to quilt a pattern (sort of ) on a big square. Go figure. I hope it continues to do right.
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