sewinggirl

LOL...worked with it last evening !! I used the right needle and lowered the embroidery speen and still had a problem. I must have broken 5 needles and finally gave up.

Ruby the Quilter

I use a silicone thread lubricant on metallic thread and it really helps with the breakage. Put it a squeeze bottle and squirt it all around the spool. Not greasy and you won't feel it on your hands. Great product. Got it when I bought my embroidery machine.

Xstitshmom

I just learned today about metallic needles. Ordered some as I am doing a project with metallic thread as well.

pjnesler

Lots of great tips - sort of hard to remember them all when they are needed..........

tatavw01

lower your tension

BarbM32

Start you a journal with the tips you hear about needles, embroidery, sewing, anything worth saving because in the future you will need it. Long as I have been in the business I have tried many thing and oiling thread and using #16 Schmidtt needle , slower sewing is the best advice amyone can give you. Also very important is what you lay under the fabric. Also when I get into a real jam I use a spool of transparent thread to sew along with my metalic thread. Can't see the transparent and the other is stronger.

Dee

I put thread heaven on spool and needle. Then put a thread net on spool. Or put spool in a small jar.

margecam52

I use metallics a lot. I have Floriani (expensive) & Threadart brands...the Threadart (shhh) is much better quality...the price is great also.

I use a TL18LS longarm & I also use on my Futura CE150 & Brother SE 270D embroidery/sewing machines.

You have to loosen the tension until you can pull on the thread coming out of the needle and it does not break. Adjust the bobbin tension to match if you get loopies on the underside.
Marge

SuperiorThreads

If you are using metallic thread on a spool, the thread has to be delivered from the side of the spool. If it is on a cone, or cross wound, it needs to be delivered off the top. That way you won't have extra twists in it. Did you know the metallic needle and the topstitch needle are identical? Well, they are. We contacted the large needle companies and they confirmed it. So, proper needle (90/14 for home machines or #19 for longarm machines), loosen the tension and proper bobbin tension will do the trick.
Ricci

watterstide

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