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03-18-2014, 04:19 AM
#21
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I re threaded from the top and that seemed to fix it! It was so annoying because I was in a piecing "groove" I was going and going and then THIS happend! I was so grumpy that I had to rip out all these stitches!
03-18-2014, 05:04 AM
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I have had this happen. And I rip it all out because its a mess and I don't know if it will hold up. I don't know what causes this, but my solution has been to just start over. My experience is that it takes less time to start over than to fight with it. I unthread the machine and wind a new bobbin and then rethread and then it works fine. I will be interested to see what others say
03-18-2014, 05:14 AM
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I just had something similiar happern to me but the bottom thread was not quite that bad. After changing thread, needles, rethreading many times I took it in to a great repair shop. (in a panic of course). the problem- the upper tension knop was completely loose and there was no upper tension so thread was way to loose on the bottom. the repair lady said this will happen due to putting the presser foot up and down many many times. I had never hear of this but after tking the knob off and tightening the upper tension screw the machine works great. The lady was really nice- only charged me $32 and worked on machine for 1 hour while I waited. she also showed me some other tricks on my machine. My machine is a Brothers 1500s.
Perhaps you DH could check this out for you or maybe yourself if.
Perhaps you DH could check this out for you or maybe yourself if.
03-18-2014, 01:33 PM
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It's the top tension. Re thread, making sure that your thread is going thru the tension disks. Take out your manual for a refresher to make sure your thread path is correct.
The other thing that will cause this is not putting your presser foot down. Ask me how I know this...
The other thing that will cause this is not putting your presser foot down. Ask me how I know this...
peace
03-19-2014, 03:41 AM
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Check to see that your needle is properly seated in the machine, or put in a new one. Completely unthread the machine, including bobbin, and then rethread, making sure the thread is in the upper tension disks and the bobbin is in the machine, unwinding in the proper direction. Usually that will take care of it.
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