Susanri Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Why is that you can be quilting with everything perfect then out of no where in the middle of the quilt the tension goes whacked? Enough to drive one crazy, said the person who just ripped out a Nasty row. So now my maching is in time out and so am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I just had the same thing happen to me! A time out does help. After my time out, I rethreaded from the beginning and things were good again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I think they are like our children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 That darn contrary machine! When I get those tension troubles, it's almost always something with the bobbin. Check if the bobbin wrap is squishy or if there is a piece of lint under the finger of your bobbin case. That's usually where I find the culprit. And time outs are good to--give 'em time to think about what they've done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njquiltergirl Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Last week I noticed my quilting was fine for a while, then thread break, fix, break, etc. My machine was clean, new needle and all set to go. Thread was Rainbows on top and So Fine in the bobbin. I gave myself a time out too! Some days you just have to walk away... Later on, I realized how dry it was in my room. I had put the electric heat on in my studio just that week and did not even think about the humidifier. So, ladies with heat on - HUMIDIFIERS on too! Hope this helps save someone from having an annoying quilting day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Good tips & great friends. Thank God for all the blessings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 as linda...i usually find something awry in the bobbin area. lint or loose bobbin winding can cause havoc with tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apylinski Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Do we need a humidifier in the room the longarm is in? I'm new and expecting my new baby Millennium tomorrow ! Feeling a little nervous and scared about her...but I'm trying to gather as much information as possible from this Forum. So any advice is welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanri Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 The problem was in the bobbin area it had looped around and got caught in a funky way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 glad you figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 It wasn't until someone mentioned here (maybe Linda S in Oregon?) that she uses her TOWA with every bobbin that I started to also. I find that each of my aluminum bobbins spins off at a very slightly different tension. I usually wind however many bobbins I think I need at the beginning of each quilt, so I'm using different bobbins with each change and I think that too creates an ever so slight difference in tension, by not using the same bobbin. Sometimes I find that I only have to tighten the screw on the bobbin case a hair or two to get me back to the perfect readout on the TOWA. Since using the TOWA with each bobbin change, I haven't had to unstitch more than just a couple of small areas. And having a bobbin camera helps, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apylinski Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 What is a TOWA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Semmens Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Towa is a gauge that is available from Superior Threads. You place the bobbin & bobbin case in the gauge and pull on the thread. While pulling on the thread a needle on the left side will move to give you a measurement of the pressure on the thread. I use mine with every bobbin....and have not had to frog anything since my husband bought it for me last year. It is really great if you change types of threads frequently.... should you get one, make sure to log what give you that perfect tension with each type of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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