Thread for Brother Nouvelle 1500!
01-14-2020, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Roslyn Sephton
Probably a silly Question as i,ve used my 1500 a lot. But lately i have been trying to get an old Quilting machine going that was stashed away out in the back room that when i went back to my 1500 for sanity ( ha ha) it won,t pick the bobbin thread up. I,ve tried everything. Even to changing the needle. Then i started thinking maybe the needle was in wrong. I got so confused that i googled it and ytube says all brother machine needles go with the flat part to the back. I can,t get mine in like that. It seems to go to the right side. Am i mad or not? Please help with some useful advice. I, d appreciate it.
01-14-2020, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by KurmanQuilter
I also am having problems.. I want to get a top stitch needle ... I am using embroidering threads... what size do I use on the top stitch needle and what thread do ya'll recommend?
Originally Posted by Roslyn Sephton
Then i started thinking maybe the needle was in wrong. I got so confused that i googled it and ytube says all brother machine needles go with the flat part to the back. I can,t get mine in like that. It seems to go to the right side. Am i mad or not? Please help with some useful advice. I, d appreciate it.
01-14-2020, 01:07 PM
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I only did a couple of quilts on my 1500 before I got my longarm. I used a 12 or 14 topstitch for piecing, 16 or 18 topstitch for quilting. The topstitch has a larger eye and longer scarf, both of which help reduce friction on the thread. I used Bottom Line for both piecing and quilting. It's a 60 wt poly.
01-14-2020, 01:38 PM
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My 2 Brother 1500SE has been a dream for ~20 yrs. My usual threads are Aurifil and BottomLine. Have used metalic. Also used Razzle Dazzle in the bobbin. Have used 60 to 12 wt thread. No problems.
As to needles, it's Schmetz. All types and all weights. I prefer microtex (it's a sharp).
From the symptoms you describe, I think there might be a rough spot, possibly the throat plate. Mine's been hit, causing a rough spot. Did a little filing. I may have replaced it too. Something to try.
As to needles, it's Schmetz. All types and all weights. I prefer microtex (it's a sharp).
From the symptoms you describe, I think there might be a rough spot, possibly the throat plate. Mine's been hit, causing a rough spot. Did a little filing. I may have replaced it too. Something to try.
01-14-2020, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Roslyn Sephton
ytube says all brother machine needles go with the flat part to the back. I can,t get mine in like that. It seems to go to the right side. Am i mad or not? Please help with some useful advice. I, d appreciate it.
i don't know how old your machine is.
i once had a brother, built in 1955, that had the flat side to the right.
the thread went through the needle eye left to right.
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01-14-2020, 02:28 PM
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Thought of something else that causes the needle to become unthreaded when using the thread cutter. When that happens, the first thing I check is the little wire around the tension dial. For some reason the thread hops out of the wire.
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