Casual Quilter Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I have a Lenni and I have been using between 190-200 on the Towa gauge and my bottom thread is really small ugly stitches, what am I doing wrong? I have not been happy with my any of my stitches lately, does anyone have any advice about how to consistently get really pretty stitches top and bottom? I am beyond frustrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Your tension is too high---try 180 and loosen the top tension as well. You only need it tight enough to make nice stitches---tighter is definitely not better. I set at 180 for 50 wt and 60 wt thread and 150 for Microquilter (100 wt) and invisible. Match your top tension to your bobbin tension. Test-stitch on a sample to find the sweet spots where stitches are balanced. When you get good stitches with a certain combo, pull the top thread through the needle and to the left. See how much your tension spring deflects. Make a chart that with X top thread and Y bobbin thread, the spring deflects from 10 o'clock/resting to 9 o'clock pulled---or whatever. Eventually you'll get a feel for how hard it is to pull the top thread. Your small backside stitches may be cured or there may be something else going on. Tiny stitches can be a stitch-regulator problem or if you're using a ruler, you're pressing too hard. Good luck! dbams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 See my comments on the other post. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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