Anita Heath 0 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hello. I hope someone can help me with a problem I have with my Juki TL-2200 QVP longarm. When I stitch moving my machine left or moving it away from me the thread shreds. This doesn’t happen going right or towards me. I have cleaned it, oiled and changed my needle. I have tried different thread and it still shreds. Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RunningThreads 265 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Sounds like needle flex could be a big part of your problem. A larger needle and a shorter stitch length will reduce flex and should help. How old is the machine? If it is a little old I would be checking for worn bushings in the needle bar. I had this happen to me with one of our APQS machines years ago with a new shipment of needles, same brand and size. The cure was to redo the timing and all was good. Let us know what you find. Nigel quiltmonkey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anita Heath 0 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Thank you for this information. This gives me something to look into and hopefully I can enjoy quilting again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quiltmonkey 447 Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 what size needle are you using? It's possible that the eye of the needle is too small for the thread to pass through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anita Heath 0 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 The problem was the timing on my longarm. The tech adjusted it and it is stitching perfectly now. Thank you for the input. I am happily quilting now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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