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thread- sewing machine agravation ilaboo 03-13-2008
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Posted by ilaboo on March 13, 2008, 8:15 am
using an older singer with thread post where i put the spool

every once in a while the thread gets under the spool and the tread breaks
before i realize what is happening

any tricks to stop this?

tia
peter



Posted by Ron Anderson on March 13, 2008, 9:36 am
> using an older singer with thread post where i put the spool
>
> every once in a while the thread gets under the spool and the tread breaks
> before i realize what is happening
>
> any tricks to stop this?
>
> tia
> peter
>

Do you have the felt in place at the base of the spool?

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Posted by Liz Megerle on March 13, 2008, 9:45 am
Hi Peter,
That's what a little circle of red felt is for. Put it on the thread
post under your spool. Your machine jerks on the spool and spins it,
unwinding an extra loop of thread which tightens around the thread post.
The felt provides enough friction that the spool doesn't spin as easily.
If you don't have a felt circle in with the machine notions, try a scrap
of cloth.
Liz

ilaboo wrote:
> using an older singer with thread post where i put the spool
>
> every once in a while the thread gets under the spool and the tread breaks
> before i realize what is happening
>
> any tricks to stop this?
>
> tia
> peter

Posted by Ann Eales on March 13, 2008, 10:21 am
Peter,
If the felt doesnt help try taping a large eyed needle after the thread
post, like the ones used for sewing up knitted garments this keeps the
thread up and away from the bottom of the spool
HTH
Ann



Posted by Sarah Dale on March 13, 2008, 6:26 pm
ilaboo wrote:
> using an older singer with thread post where i put the spool

Even new machines have posts to put the spools on you know ;-)

> every once in a while the thread gets under the spool and the tread breaks
> before i realize what is happening

Is your thread catching on the little cut slot they put on the edge of a
reel to hold the end of the thread when it's off the machine? I've had
that happen - and boy it's annoying! The answer to this one is to invert
your spool. Mind you the new style reels with double tops and bottoms
where you can wind the thread and it grips it negates this particular
problem.

HTH, Sarah

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