MarieBrewer Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 What is the cause of just one stitch being raised when stitching along. The bobbin seems fine and so does the top thread but occasionally (especially w/cotton) I will have just one loose stitch appear on the top. I can usually scratch the bobbin thread and tighten it but I can't figure out the cause. Does this happen to anyone else? I have tightened the top thread but this usually causes it to break. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 It happens to me with King Tut. I suspect it has something to do with the thread path, like the thread isn't pulling evenly from the cone to the needle. Washing the quilt usually takes care of the loose stitch(es) so I don't worry too much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Marie, Make sure you've put a small piece of batting into the first thread guide directly above the spool. Since cotton exits the spool erratically, it can sometimes "whiplash" and transfer that sag in the thread path all the way to the tension disks. When the slack reaches the disks, for just an instant the thread doesn't ride between the disks firmly until the thread path tightens up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I also have the piece of batting as Dawn describes. I also do this for my turbo winder. Over time, for the cotton thread (Signature, King Tut, Valdani) I have discovered that running my thread through all three loops and loosening my tension disk seems to eliminate the top thread loopies on the back. I don't have thread breaks and the tension looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I, too, have the batting on the thread guide. I use wool, should I use something else. I use it on the turbo also. Do you think I should use the net on the thread? Guess I can surely try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 At last an explanation for why this has occurred for me. Only with King Tut. I have the batting in the guide above the cone holder, but many of my King Tut threads are on the small spools I use from the front. Any suggestions on how to stop the "whiplash" from the front holders? I have a couple of the ceramic fishing "rod eyes" that are stopping the whip lashing I was having between take up lever and first pigtail. Do I need to put them somewhere else too? Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncquilter Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Lyn, How did you attach the rod eyes to your machine? Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Mighty puddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I have used "blue tac" as a stop gap measure but I know there is an epoxy putty that I will eventually get. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncquilter Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Thanks Lyn and Kay. Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Wool batting works great, the lanolin lubricates the thread and takes the lint off of the thread. You could also put a drop of silcone on the batting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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