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Posted by rachel on April 17, 2007, 12:27 pm
I'm trying to make a straight skirt using a thick t-shirt material
(jersey) and I think i'm using the wrong tension. every 3-4 inches my
thread breaks. My tension is on 5 (out of 9) and my stitch length is
12.
my machine is a singer, genie.
any advice?
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Posted by BEI Design on April 17, 2007, 12:59 pm
> I'm trying to make a straight skirt using a thick t-shirt
> material
> (jersey) and I think i'm using the wrong tension. every 3-4
> inches my
> thread breaks. My tension is on 5 (out of 9) and my stitch
> length is
> 12.
> my machine is a singer, genie.
>
> any advice?
A tension of 5 sounds very tight to me, but I'm not familiar with
your machine (I have Singer 401As, and I sew most fabrics using a
tension of 3-4). Have you tried sewing, with the same thread and
tension on *woven* fabric? What does it do?
Have you had your machine serviced...cleaned, oiled, etc.?
Another thought, be sure for knits you are using a
ball-point/stretch needle (a new one), or you'll end up with
holes in the seams.
If you can't get the needle and bobbin thread to lock correctly
when using a looser needle tension (exactly in the middle of the
two pieces of fabric) you may need to *loosen* the bobbin
tension.
HTH,
Beverly
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Posted by rachel on April 17, 2007, 5:56 pm
Thanks, I played with the tension and that has helped, but it seems
that my machine is skipping stitches. The machine was just cleaned,
so it's not that.
> Another thought, be sure for knits you are using a
> ball-point/stretch needle (a new one), or you'll end up with
> holes in the seams.
I'm not sure I have a stretch needle... to be honest i've never heard
of that, I'm a newbie can you tell? Next time I'm in a sewing store
I'll be sure to check it out.
Thanks for your input.
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Posted by Sarah Dale on April 17, 2007, 5:31 pm
rachel wrote:
> I'm trying to make a straight skirt using a thick t-shirt material
> (jersey) and I think i'm using the wrong tension. every 3-4 inches my
> thread breaks. My tension is on 5 (out of 9) and my stitch length is
> 12.
Have you tried using a tiny zig-zag stitch rather than a straight
stitch? It could be you are accidentally stretching the material as you
manouver the whole mass through the machine, and bingo - thread breaks.
Is it the top or bobbin thread thats breaking - or both? That could be a
valuable clue as to what is going wrong.
HTH
Sarah
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 17, 2007, 8:33 pm
rachel wrote:
> I'm trying to make a straight skirt using a thick t-shirt material
> (jersey) and I think i'm using the wrong tension. every 3-4 inches my
> thread breaks. My tension is on 5 (out of 9) and my stitch length is
> 12.
> my machine is a singer, genie.
>
> any advice?
>
Use a ball point needle and a small (2.5mm) stitch and a very narrow
zigzag setting to allow the seams to stretch.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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