chickenscratch Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I hate this quilt I\'m working on . It is that Pennsylvania star all done in batiks, well mostly done in batiks. Here is the problem: The thread keeps tangling around the needle and breaking or breaking every time I hit one of those lumpy seams:mad: On the upside- My tension looks better than it ever has in the past. I have changed needles, rethreaded the machine, cleaned the bobbin area, tweaked the needle a bit to the left, tweaked the needle a bit to the right, poured silicone all over the thread guides and needle, added additional thread guides made from safety pins. I don\'t know what else to do. While I am sewing I keep seeing the thread go slack out of the corner of my eye. I\'ve been working on it for two days and only have gotten two rows of about 10" each finished. GRRRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Do you have a thread net that you can put over the spool so that it doesn\'t come off to fast....if you don\'t have one you can make one out of a new Knee High...the top right out of the package will be tight enough to do the job. When in the past I would get that thread flick, it was one of two things...thread was pulling off the spool to fast or a timing problem. Let\'s hope its just the thread pulling off to fast. I guess it wouldn\'t hurt to check the timing and see where you are at....I was getting perfect tension a week ago and then I started to clip the tips off the needle....have know idea how it jumped the timing...haven\'t hit anything or broken any needles.... Hope this helps a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Have you tried a different spool of thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Have you tried change your pigtails?? They will develope a groove after time from the threads going through them that you can\'t see and that will make a HUGE difference. Two of them cost $3.22 . I always keep 2 on hand all the time. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Unicorn Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Try leaving the quilt sandwich a bit baggy. It has helped me in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Teresa: The first quilt I put on the machine was done with batiks and cottons.... the same stuff happened to me... Only I noticed that when I sewed over the cottons it was fine, no breakage at all, no problems... when I sewed over the batiks - it skipped stitches and the thread broke... I got some of the "silicone spray" from Kingsmen and sprayed the batiks, and the thread...voila!!!! no more problems... had nothing to do with the tension, the sandwich, or anything else... Batiks are very dense fabrics the silicone lets the needle pass through the fabric easily. Try it you\'ll be amazed! I just ordered my 3rd can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabric007 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 you spraythe silicone directly on the fabric??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 yes, right on the fabric, and the thread too! it works great, and no residue! I love it! I have even gotten underneath the table and sprayed the backing too! It\'s fabulous! Only $7 plus shipping (I order lots of stuff from them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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