by Missy
I have been reading a lot lately about machine tension and bobbin tension trouble .
I have been embroidering since 1992 and one of the first tips I was told was when you were changing the color of thread being used – to snip it at the top of the machine up before it goes into the first slot and then pull it thru the machine or if the thread breaks always pull by the end nearest the needle.
By doing it this way your thread will not get stuck in the tension dials and mess the tension up or get stuck and break pieces off to get stuck somewhere it isn’t supposed to be in the machine.
I have done this since my very first machine and since then I have owned 5 others without tension problems of any kind . And I still use my first 5″ x 7″ machine a Pacesetter 6500 which has been around for along time.
I use my machines almost every day as I do craft shows and I have 7 Grandkids and soon 2 Great Grandchild. I really think this tip is “RIGHT ON”
I have never thought of that, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for the tip!
I too have been doing this since I’ve had my first machine, and you are right. It sure seems to make a difference. I never remove my thread any other way. And I also have a brother 6500… it was one of my first machines, and i’m still using it!
I am new to embroidery and I don;t understand this tip any other simple way to explain?
(to snip it at the top of the machine up before it goes into the first slot and then pull it thru the machine or if the thread breaks always pull by the end nearest the needle)
Thanks for the tip…I heard the same thing from my friend Lita (Enid, OK) and have found it to be true. I’m new to machine embroidery; but wise enough to take advice
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Thanks for the great tip! I have learned a lot of things from others who are willing to share with us…the beginners!
Thank you for this handy tip. I will remember in future,if I should have tension problems again.
Great tip-Thanks
Thanks, it make sense!
Great advice! Thanks
I was told this at the store where I bought my machine, didn’t think about it until I had a tension problem. Since I have been pulling the thread thru and it does work.
So small, I can’t read it, could you forward to me a version where the print is larger. I have heard other sewers complain about this too.
That is a good tip..however most of the time when my thread breaks it is “lost” in the machine so to speak. I can only get a hold of it at the top and pull out that way. I have learned through trial and error that my machine has to have a different tension for each type of fabric I am working with. This was hard for me to understand since I have never had to adjust the tension on a machine when doing plain sewing. And I have been sewing for close to 30 years now.
If your thread breaks where you can’t get ahold of it to pull it out from the needle, then hold the pressure foot lifter lever as high as it will go as you pull out the thread from the top. This gives a little more room for any knots that may have formed when the thread broke.