Help With My Baby Lock Tiara

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04-03-2016, 03:24 AM

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lalaland

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Eureka! The problem was the thread was not flossed snugly between the tension discs. I quilted 8 placemats tonight with no problems. Thank you all for your help!!

04-03-2016, 07:25 AM

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Mimosa91

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This happened to me yesterday while sewing along fine... I was using the thread holder for cones when I noticed thread looked very taut and when I touched it it was ! Too tight !...and sure enough when I checked the back of the item I was sewing ...Big LOOPS !...The thread had been restricted by the cord from my lamp that was laying on top of it. I thought that I had put the cord out of the way but apparently not.

04-03-2016, 05:30 PM

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cmierley

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It happened to me today on my tiara. I didn't have it in the tension section. Flossed it and it worked. I find I have to check it after I wind a bobbin. I also have a problem with the bobbin making loops on the outside of the bobbin. Hard to describe. But I have to keep stopping and take the bobbin out then put it back in. Not sure if it's not wound right or what the problem is.

04-04-2016, 04:03 AM

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citruscountyquilter

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Originally Posted by cmierley

Are you sure your bobbin is in the correct position so the thread comes off of it in the right direction. I don't have a Baby Lock machine but do have multiple machines and the bobbin turns in different directions depending on the machine. My Viking bobbins have a little hole on one side and if I can see the hole when I fill the bobbin and when it is in the bobbin case I know it is going in the right direction. My Janome machine has a little drawing on the cover showing which way the bobbin needs to unwind in the bobbin area.

04-04-2016, 04:15 AM

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junegerbracht

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Originally Posted by Prekteacher

I have the HQ 16 and one time I didn't floss the top thread inthe tension disk well, got bird nesting nd lots of loops on bottom!

Flossing the top thread solved my problem- I had thought thread was between discs but obviously it wasn't.

04-04-2016, 04:39 PM

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cmierley

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Yes I checked that. It will work fine for awhile then it starts looping. It will do that for awhile then start working fine. Just not sure what the problem is.

04-04-2016, 04:58 PM

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Terry in the ADK

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I am suddenly having a problem on my Tiara with the stitches skipping. I wonder if it s the thread I am using>

04-04-2016, 06:16 PM

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skaduzy

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Originally Posted by Terry in the ADK

I am suddenly having a problem on my Tiara with the stitches skipping. I wonder if it s the thread I am using>

Fabric could be wound too tightly on the frame. Lots of videos on YouTube for the Handiquilter. I think the Tiara is just like the Handiquilter Avante (and made by same company).