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Posted by Emily Bengston on July 28, 2009, 8:31 pm
[I would love to tat, like my DGM, who did gorgeous work.]
But back to the felt discs, I use small squares of felt or scraps, cut small
circles or squares and use a hole punch to make a hole in the center.
Emily
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Posted by Kalmia on July 28, 2009, 7:43 pm
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> Two small red felt discs with a hole in 'em came with my machine.
> What are they used for?
> You can tell I am not experienced. =A0I use the machine strictly for
> mending and straight stuff like curtains.
> Thanks.
Ah.............thank you all. I kinda though t that might be it, but
didn't know why.
Now - if only I can learn the secret to avoid a bobbin runout or a
breaking top thread............. : ))
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Posted by Emily Bengston on July 28, 2009, 8:26 pm
There is no secret of knowing when the bobbin thread runs out that I know,
with one exception, that is start each project with a newly filled bobbin,
which is almost impossible to do unless you have an endless supply of
bobbins. I say this because I have been an active sewist for over 70-years.
There are several reasons for the upper thread breaking, such as:
Wrong size needle for the fabric;
Wrong thread for the fabric;
Needle &/or machine threaded wrong;
Bobbin not set correctly in the machine, or put in backwards.
Old thread;
Incorrect needle tension; or
Possibly incorrect bobbin tension, though that is not often the case.
Emily
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Posted by Kalmia on July 29, 2009, 8:56 am
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> There is no secret of knowing when the bobbin thread runs out that I know=
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> with one exception, that is start each project with a newly filled bobbin=
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> which is almost impossible to do unless you have an endless supply of
> bobbins. =A0I say this because I have been an active sewist for over 70-y=
ears.
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> There are several reasons for the upper thread breaking, such as:
> Wrong size needle for the fabric;
> Wrong thread for the fabric;
> Needle &/or machine threaded wrong;
> Bobbin not set correctly in the machine, or put in backwards.
> Old thread; =A0
> Incorrect needle tension; or
> Possibly incorrect bobbin tension, though that is not often the case.
> Emily
I think I once asked (maybe in this group, but I dunno) just how many
layers of thread are on a fresh spool of thread. I thought if I knew
that, I'd lay on half that many layers onto the bobbin. Divvying up
the thread half and half, so to speak. But no one knew.
I am not about to unwind a whole fresh spool to find out. But if I
had a huge project, it MIGHT be worth the time to find out.
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Posted by BEI Design on July 29, 2009, 12:46 pm
Kalmia wrote:
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> wrote:
> > There is no secret of knowing when the bobbin thread
> > runs out that I know, with one exception, that is start
> > each project with a newly filled bobbin, which is
> > almost impossible to do unless you have an endless
> > supply of bobbins. I say this because I have been an
> > active sewist for over 70-years.
> > There are several reasons for the upper thread
> > breaking, such as:
> > Wrong size needle for the fabric;
> > Wrong thread for the fabric;
> > Needle &/or machine threaded wrong;
> > Bobbin not set correctly in the machine, or put in
> > backwards.
> > Old thread;
> > Incorrect needle tension; or
> > Possibly incorrect bobbin tension, though that is not
> > often the case.
> > Emily
> I think I once asked (maybe in this group, but I dunno)
> just how many layers of thread are on a fresh spool of
> thread. I thought if I knew
> that, I'd lay on half that many layers onto the bobbin.
> Divvying up
> the thread half and half, so to speak. But no one knew.
> I am not about to unwind a whole fresh spool to find out.
> But if I
> had a huge project, it MIGHT be worth the time to find
> out.
I doubt most home sewing machine are capable of holding half
the thread on a spool, even a small spool. You might want
to wind several bobbins of the thread to have them ready,
but I usually just wind a new bobbin when I run out. I have
eighty bobbins and usually keep multiples of white and
black, the other colors are on single bobbins.
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
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> What are they used for?
> You can tell I am not experienced. =A0I use the machine strictly for
> mending and straight stuff like curtains.
> Thanks.