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Posted by Val on May 19, 2008, 9:44 am
When I read the machine was a gift the "cheap machine theory" was the first
thing that went through mind as well. Think I'll wait for answer on the
make/model before making comments or suggestions.
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> You are correct in that it is the threading or the tension. What make and
> model is your machine, which side do they bunch up on, and are you
> absolutely sure you are threading it properly? Maybe we can find a
> threading diagram for you -- there are some sites that post a lot of them
> for free.
> The other thing to try is to hold both threads when you start sewing so
> that they don't pull back into the seam line and make a mess.
> If you don't have a cheap piece-of-junk machine that won't hold its
> tension (been there, done that, trashed the machine and got my son an old
> machine from the 50s that works far better than the other one did even
> when brand new) you may not be able to permanently solve the problem
> without getting another machine, though.
> chatty cathy wrote:
>> ok i am not a good sew person but i do like the idea of sewing..does
>> that make sense? haha
>> i have a sewing machine my aunt gave me with everything i need to sew
>> but when i begin to sew i stitch a few times and i think all is ok and
>> then BAM the stitches arent sewing on the fabric or they are bulking up
>> and are a big bundle of th reads and i have to go back and rip it
>> apart...i cant seem to get my sewing machine to just sew a straight
>> simple stictch..i seem to have this problem often..i think maybe its the
>> way im threading the needle or maybe the tension but i dont know what it
>> should be on..im an idiot to this sort of stuff..i have so much material
>> and threads and embellishmetns my aunt gave me and im wasting it by it
>> sitting there..
>
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> that make sense? haha
> i have a sewing machine my aunt gave me with everything i need to sew
> but when i begin to sew i stitch a few times and i think all is ok and
> then BAM the stitches arent sewing on the fabric or they are bulking up
> and are a big bundle of th reads and i have to go back and rip it
> apart...i cant seem to get my sewing machine to just sew a straight
> simple stictch..i seem to have this problem often..i think maybe its the
> way im threading the needle or maybe the tension but i dont know what it
> should be on..im an idiot to this sort of stuff..i have so much material
> and threads and embellishmetns my aunt gave me and im wasting it by it
> sitting there..