PeggyB Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I can needle down and pick up the bobbin thread if there is nothing on the machine. I can't pick up the bobbin thread when the quilt is on the machine. Can someone help? I was getting uneven stitches and stitches that look cockeyed instead of straight. I changed the needle and cleaned the wheel by the encoders. I have re inserted the needle but can't pick up the bobbin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixieqwv Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Is the needle in backwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewcrazy4quilting Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I gotta admit when I read the subject " can't catch the bobbin thread" my first thought was run FASTER I am no help at all, brain is mush today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Kim :D:D that happens when we are tired! Also try just rethreading the machine, maybe something is not going where it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmillie2010 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 what thread are you using? i had this issue with a bad batch of a particular pre-wound thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I will say the "T" word and it isn't tension---it's timing. BUT, before you start that procedure, check both your needle depth and hopping foot height. If you jammed a ruler or broke a needle recently, the needle bar could have been pushed up from the impact. Get out the manual and find the timing chapter. It will direct you to remove the bobbin case and lower the needle as far as it will go. Look straight on into the bobbin area and see how much of the eye of the needle is visible. There is a photo or drawing to show you how it should look. If not enough of the eye is visible, you will read how to lower the needle bar into correct position. Make sure that your hopping foot is at the correct height as well. That's an easy fix. If that doesn't fix the problem, your timing may need to be adjusted. That is a last resort and also in the manual. Let us know how you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 thanks everyone. It turned out to be the simplest solution the needle was in backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Peggy, don't feel bad. You did know, didn't you, that there are two types of longarm machine quilters? Those who have put a needle in backwards, and those who will....... :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I like that saying! at least I didn't have a lot of down time while I researched and pondered a fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Been there, done that before !!!! I sold my HQ 16 to a gal when I upgraded to the Millie and that was the very first mistake she made..........needle backwards ! We ALL do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I now remember the comment someone on here made about the needle. The bumps on the front go towards the boobs! So each needle I check where the groove is between the bumps and place them at the front. Our needles are not like featherweight machines where the roundness of the needle points towards the round of the needle plate. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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