Donna W Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 I'm new to longarm quilting and have a problem adjusting the tension on my green millennium. I want to use Superior Bottom Line in the bobbin and So Fine in the top thread. I've adjusted the bobbin tension so that the bobbin doesn't lift off my hand and adjusted the top tension, but I get eyelashes... on the back. If I tighten the top thread it breaks, I also have threaded the top thru only one of the eyes on the bar close to the front of the head not all three. What else can I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 shana just gave a great tutorial on how to acheive good tension maybe a week or two ago. look back in her posts - her name is quiltmonkey. if you dearch her for the last month, you'll find it. it will help you. good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Best thing to do is use the same tp thread in the top and the bottom. Have received that advice from many a award winner quilter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Loosen your bobbin tension some more. Then see if you can tighten up the top. Oh you might need to try a different bobbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna W Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Thank you all... I read post from Shana and I loosened the bobbin and tightened the top just a little, also changed out the bobbin. Wow.... I'm running two different colors and can hardly tell.... now I hope that I can remember what I did with the old bobbin so I don't use it again:D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Unless you bobbin is a pre-wound, you don't need to throw out an aluminum one. It might have just been a bad wind. Of course if it a pre-wound, it is your decision whether to wind the thread from it onto an aluminum one or just throw the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Glad you were able to the tension gremlin under control. I would just take the thread off the bobbin and try rewinding it again. I am like Sheila, don't throw it out unless it becomes bothersome again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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