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Posted by Kate on August 10, 2009, 10:51 am
I buy mine at the LQS or from a local store specializing in machine
embroidery.
I bought a second bobbin holder just for adjusting the tension. I
have one with the factory setting just for regular piecing and a
second one so I can adjust the tension.
I put the bobbin in the holder and then do the drop test. You grab
hold the the thread and let the bobbin and case drop in your hand. If
it drops real quick then the tension is too loose. If it barely drops
the tension is too tight. To adjust the tension you have to turn the
little screw on the bobin case. I look at the screw like the face of
a clock and turn the screw at five minute increments. To the left to
tighten or to the right to loosen. Using different weights of thread
will cause you to adjust your tension the most. You SM manual should
have instructions for adjusting your tension.
Oh and one other thing, clean the bobbin area of your machine after
every two bobbins of thread and put a drop of oil, just a drop in the
bobbin area of your machine.
Kate T. South Mississippi
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Posted by Michelle C. on August 10, 2009, 11:47 am
Kate wrote:
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> I buy mine at the LQS or from a local store specializing in machine
> embroidery.
>
> I bought a second bobbin holder just for adjusting the tension. I
> have one with the factory setting just for regular piecing and a
> second one so I can adjust the tension.
>
> I put the bobbin in the holder and then do the drop test. You grab
> hold the the thread and let the bobbin and case drop in your hand. If
> it drops real quick then the tension is too loose. If it barely drops
> the tension is too tight. To adjust the tension you have to turn the
> little screw on the bobin case. I look at the screw like the face of
> a clock and turn the screw at five minute increments. To the left to
> tighten or to the right to loosen. Using different weights of thread
> will cause you to adjust your tension the most. You SM manual should
> have instructions for adjusting your tension.
>
> Oh and one other thing, clean the bobbin area of your machine after
> every two bobbins of thread and put a drop of oil, just a drop in the
> bobbin area of your machine.
>
> Kate T. South Mississippi
Hi Kate,
My Kenmore doesn't have a classic bobbin holder. The bobbin drops down
into the machine from the top. I could probably adjust that--although
there are no directions, I've found the screw--but the machine sews
straight stitches so well, I'm loathe to change it.
I'm thinking I may need to put off FMQ (no, not the friendly monkey
quilts; the free motion quilting) until I can upgrade. However, after
feeling as though I ought to take the quilt I was working on and cut
into little pieces, I'm not a fan of machine quilting at all at this
point. Yes, there's a story to this, which I will post.
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada, USA
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Posted by onetexsun on August 10, 2009, 12:39 pm
I have a very good reason for desperately wanting a special FMQ bobbin
holder:
I read everything in the manual, everything everybody here ever said
about adjusting bobbin holders, everything I could find online. Then I
sat down with my Pfaff 7570 bobbin holder and a tiny screwdriver. I
made a teeny, tiny little motion with the screwdriver, hardly visible.
The darned bobbin holder sprang apart like an over wound watch. When
my heart slowed to a normal rhythm I found the pieces and tried to put
it back the way it was before I messed with it. No go. I've got it
into one piece, but thread catches and splits. I've adjusted and oiled
a tiny bit and begged the darned thing to work.
In the end I just bought another bobbin holder. Which is way tighter
than the old one that came with my machine and which requires that I
constantly fiddle with the tension setting. And that was the "easy"
bobbin holder to adjust. No way am I touching screw driver to my 6600
bobbin holder after that experience. Nope, I'll just spend the money
up front rather than trying to replace something that may or may not
work as well as the original.
And that is why I'm willing to pay good money for a bobbin holder that
could be adjusted if I was brave enough.
Sunny
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Posted by Sherry on August 9, 2009, 4:31 pm
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> I'm going to be shopping for thread for FMQ. =A0What is everybody's
> favorite brand and weight?
> Thanks!
> Michelle in Nevada, USA
They say there's no such thing as a dumb question, but..:-)
What is FMQ? I figured out the last two letters are machine quilting.
Sherry
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Posted by Louise in Iowa on August 9, 2009, 6:52 pm
Free Motion Quilting (at least that's what I think it is!)
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
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> wrote:
>> I'm going to be shopping for thread for FMQ. What is everybody's
>> favorite brand and weight?
>> Thanks!
>> Michelle in Nevada, USA
> They say there's no such thing as a dumb question, but..:-)
> What is FMQ? I figured out the last two letters are machine quilting.
> Sherry
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> embroidery.
>
> I bought a second bobbin holder just for adjusting the tension. I
> have one with the factory setting just for regular piecing and a
> second one so I can adjust the tension.
>
> I put the bobbin in the holder and then do the drop test. You grab
> hold the the thread and let the bobbin and case drop in your hand. If
> it drops real quick then the tension is too loose. If it barely drops
> the tension is too tight. To adjust the tension you have to turn the
> little screw on the bobin case. I look at the screw like the face of
> a clock and turn the screw at five minute increments. To the left to
> tighten or to the right to loosen. Using different weights of thread
> will cause you to adjust your tension the most. You SM manual should
> have instructions for adjusting your tension.
>
> Oh and one other thing, clean the bobbin area of your machine after
> every two bobbins of thread and put a drop of oil, just a drop in the
> bobbin area of your machine.
>
> Kate T. South Mississippi