FMQ!!! What am I doing wrong?????
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Originally Posted by sentimentaljourney2974
Manufacturers strongly suggest to 'activate/magnetize your bobbin case' and never use plastic bobbins. Use metal bobbins only. If this is not done there will be bobbin issues eventually. My sewing machine repair person taught me this. Of course he may have cheated himself out of repair charges. One of my manuals states this as well. I learned this when plastic bobbins first came out and we were deciding which to use (metal or plastic). I know a metallurgist (metal engineer) and he said it makes perfect sense.
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Originally Posted by sentimentaljourney2974
I've also wanted to say on this website...First, I am old school. My grandmother taught me to quilt. I cannot imagine what she would think about 'computerized machines' or 'quilting machines' that make your quilt all stiff and over threaded. I know how I feel. Some quilts I see are for show only. What happened to 'quilting' the way women used to quilt, out of necessity for your family, comfortable yet nice to look at too?
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I had that problem recently, only my loops were smaller than yours. My troubleshooting research said the loops were caused when the stitch length and the manual movement of the FMQ were not in agreement. I was on a basting stitch (5), but I was FMQ'g too slowly to accommodate the long stitch. So I switched to a smaller stitch (3) and moved at the same speed and no loops.
Since I like the longer stitch, I FMQ'd quicker and that solved my problem. Might be worth a try if you're still having a problem.
Since I like the longer stitch, I FMQ'd quicker and that solved my problem. Might be worth a try if you're still having a problem.
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