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Posted by Allison on October 14, 2009, 10:04 am
That is sooo nice to have someone to teach you all the little details
that make your machine run smoother. Glad everything is working well now!
Allison
Musicmaker wrote:
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> 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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> 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!!