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Posted by Taria on October 14, 2009, 9:58 am
PIggy backing here cause I don't see the original note.
I am so glad to hear this MM. I kind of thought there
was an explaination. Sounds like you might have found
a treasure of a sewing machine guru. Did he suggest
a certain brand that will make your machine happier
or just the tips on what to watch for?
Hope you have time to quilt today and have a great go of it.
Taria
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> Well, how wonderful. What a happy way to start my day (and yours). Just
> a few times, I have changed spools of thread and my SM problems
> disappeared. Happy, happy for you. Polly
>> Ok, I'm back home and the machine, on the frame, is working as it's
>> supposed to! Mr Stewart, an ancient man who owns the LQS and has been
>> in the sewing machine business since before I was born, sat down with
>> me and helped me to learn what to look for. It turns out that he's
>> the one who originally taught Wendy Butler Berns how to machine quilt!
>> Anyway, my needle, face plate, bobbin and case were all properly
>> threaded and working, no burrs etc. He said that 90% of the thread
>> breaking problems could be traced either to the way the machine is
>> threaded, or to the spool of thread itself. Both of the spools of
>> thread that I'd been using were spools I purchased on sale at a booth
>> at the Chicago Quilt festival back in April - and both had issues with
>> how they were wound on the spool. He showed me how to set up a spool
>> that had some issues and how to watch for any kind of 'catching' or
>> resistance from the spool as the thread plays out, and how to
>> determine, before I buy thread, if it's properly wound with the right
>> number of strands in it.
>> YYAAYYYY. TY for the prayers and wishes - I only had time for 10
>> minutes of quilting after all that, but it was flawless quilting!
>> Musicmaker, who doesn't mind the issue being user error as long as
>> there is a solution for the user!!
>
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Posted by Musicmaker on October 15, 2009, 9:26 am
Taria, he just advised "Never buy quilting thread at a 3 for a ___$
sale". "Always hold a strand up - if it's fuzzy don't buy
it" (unless, of course, it's supposed to be fuzzy). He attends the
conventions for sewing machine technicians and learned how, at the
factory, hundreds of spools can end up in the "irregular" bin and that
these are sold to retailers for pennies, who then mark them up
somewhat and sell them to the unsuspecting (me).
Mr Stewart didn't advocate any particulare brand though.
Musicmaker
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Posted by Taria on October 15, 2009, 10:22 am
Thanks mm. I have had trouble with threads on rare occasions.
Somtimes it ends up ok with needle or machine changes and
sometimes it ends up ugly and I take a long sewing break out
of frustration.
I wish I had the collection Leslie had. Wanna start up a
stash raid at her house? lol
Taria
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> Taria, he just advised "Never buy quilting thread at a 3 for a ___$
> sale". "Always hold a strand up - if it's fuzzy don't buy
> it" (unless, of course, it's supposed to be fuzzy). He attends the
> conventions for sewing machine technicians and learned how, at the
> factory, hundreds of spools can end up in the "irregular" bin and that
> these are sold to retailers for pennies, who then mark them up
> somewhat and sell them to the unsuspecting (me).
> Mr Stewart didn't advocate any particulare brand though.
> Musicmaker
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on October 15, 2009, 12:01 pm
Simon says he double-dog-dares ya to try a stash raid! ;-) I just got a
big shock the other day. I read on some 'famous' quilter's website to never
use rayon thread in the bobbin. Oopsie! I've done that for many, many
years. Guess I'm a bad- and ignorant- quilter! LOL
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Thanks mm. I have had trouble with threads on rare occasions.
> Somtimes it ends up ok with needle or machine changes and
> sometimes it ends up ugly and I take a long sewing break out
> of frustration.
> I wish I had the collection Leslie had. Wanna start up a
> stash raid at her house? lol
> Taria
>> Taria, he just advised "Never buy quilting thread at a 3 for a ___$
>> sale". "Always hold a strand up - if it's fuzzy don't buy
>> it" (unless, of course, it's supposed to be fuzzy). He attends the
>> conventions for sewing machine technicians and learned how, at the
>> factory, hundreds of spools can end up in the "irregular" bin and that
>> these are sold to retailers for pennies, who then mark them up
>> somewhat and sell them to the unsuspecting (me).
>> Mr Stewart didn't advocate any particulare brand though.
>> Musicmaker
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Posted by Julia in MN on October 15, 2009, 12:42 pm
And the reason for not using rayon thread in the bobbin is...?? I guess
it's not something I'd try unless I was doing bobbin work and I wanted
the bobbin thread to show on the top. Any reason why I shouldn't do that?
Julia in MN
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
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> Simon says he double-dog-dares ya to try a stash raid! ;-) I just got
> a big shock the other day. I read on some 'famous' quilter's website to
> never use rayon thread in the bobbin. Oopsie! I've done that for many,
> many years. Guess I'm a bad- and ignorant- quilter! LOL
>
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>
>> Thanks mm. I have had trouble with threads on rare occasions.
>> Somtimes it ends up ok with needle or machine changes and
>> sometimes it ends up ugly and I take a long sewing break out
>> of frustration.
>> I wish I had the collection Leslie had. Wanna start up a
>> stash raid at her house? lol
>> Taria
>>> Taria, he just advised "Never buy quilting thread at a 3 for a ___$
>>> sale". "Always hold a strand up - if it's fuzzy don't buy
>>> it" (unless, of course, it's supposed to be fuzzy). He attends the
>>> conventions for sewing machine technicians and learned how, at the
>>> factory, hundreds of spools can end up in the "irregular" bin and that
>>> these are sold to retailers for pennies, who then mark them up
>>> somewhat and sell them to the unsuspecting (me).
>>> Mr Stewart didn't advocate any particulare brand though.
>>> Musicmaker
>
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> a few times, I have changed spools of thread and my SM problems
> disappeared. Happy, happy for you. Polly
>> Ok, I'm back home and the machine, on the frame, is working as it's
>> supposed to! Mr Stewart, an ancient man who owns the LQS and has been
>> in the sewing machine business since before I was born, sat down with
>> me and helped me to learn what to look for. It turns out that he's
>> the one who originally taught Wendy Butler Berns how to machine quilt!
>> Anyway, my needle, face plate, bobbin and case were all properly
>> threaded and working, no burrs etc. He said that 90% of the thread
>> breaking problems could be traced either to the way the machine is
>> threaded, or to the spool of thread itself. Both of the spools of
>> thread that I'd been using were spools I purchased on sale at a booth
>> at the Chicago Quilt festival back in April - and both had issues with
>> how they were wound on the spool. He showed me how to set up a spool
>> that had some issues and how to watch for any kind of 'catching' or
>> resistance from the spool as the thread plays out, and how to
>> determine, before I buy thread, if it's properly wound with the right
>> number of strands in it.
>> YYAAYYYY. TY for the prayers and wishes - I only had time for 10
>> minutes of quilting after all that, but it was flawless quilting!
>> Musicmaker, who doesn't mind the issue being user error as long as
>> there is a solution for the user!!
>