Bobbin winding

When winding does the thread path pass through any of the tension mechanism? If it does the difference may be whether you have your presser foot up (tension disengaged) or down (tension engaged).

Lizzy

Try taking your tension post apart and cleaning it out, assuming you are using it correctly as Lizzy posted.

None of my machines have ever changed with the presser foot for the bobbin winder. I use only prewound ones except for colours, other than white and black available.

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When winding does the thread path pass through any of the tension mechanism? If it does the difference may be whether you have your presser foot up (tension disengaged) or down (tension engaged).

Lizzy

I have the Husqvarna Rose, and the thread does not go through the tension post when winding. I find the easiest way to improve the winding is to have the thread pass through my fingers above the machine while winding. I have had loosely wound bobbins before, and found doing that kept them firm.

Joyce in RSA.

The tension posts keeps the thread layered real nicely and evenly tensioned. You get a lot of burnt fingers?...LOL

I buy pre-wound ones by the gross cheaply so can't be bothered with it lately.

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Joyce in RSA.

That's what I was wondering! I occasionally "tension" the bobbin thread on my Singer 401As, just to fill the last little bit on one side of the bobbin, but I wouldn't want to hold onto it for the entire fill. Ouch!

I wind bobbins from 1800 yard bobbin-thread cones using the Singer Quantum XL5000's and XL6000's "Endless Bobbin?" (In the embroidery mode if the machine runs out of bobbin thread during embroidery, it stops, automatically rewinds the bobbin, and then continues to embroider the design.)

I don't even have to remove the hoop! ;-)

Getting the bobbin thread 'just right' through the thread path the first few times is tricky, but once it's mastered it works perfectly every time.

This is my most recent effort:

others are here: on my site is for sale.

Very nice! I am jealous of that one!

I don't even have to remove the hoop! ;-)

Getting the bobbin thread 'just right' through the thread path the first few times is tricky, but once it's mastered it works perfectly every time.

This is my most recent effort:

others are here: on my site is for sale.

Nice work!

Did you design the patterns yourself?

The flower petals look a little rough textured. I am sure it is the photo lighting that does that. I have done that on a thistle flower where the "rough" is desirable.

---------- "BEI Design" wrote in message news:j275t0$mqg$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me... This is my most recent effort:

others are here: on my site is for sale.

Which one? I put four designs on the throw for my sister. I did not digitize any of them, they were purchased either from emblibrary.com or embroidery.com.

**THAT** comment was directed at you bobbin winding feature...LOL The following one was directed at you photos.

Which one? I put four designs on the throw for my sister. I did not digitize any of them, they were purchased either from emblibrary.com or embroidery.com.

Thanks!

Some yes, some no, see below...

If you are asking about the four designs I stitched on the throw for my sister, the answer is, no I purchased those designs. The leaves and petals were intentionally created to allow the background to show through, especially the leaves on the irises. That is a look which I like sometimes and dislike at others, depending on the background fabric.

For instance, I really wanted the print to show through the wings of this (purchased) dragonfly:

I digitized one of the dragonflies on this apron: order to make one on the center of the bib really stand out. I used iridescent thread, although it does not photograph very well.I have been machine embroidering for about 6 years, and picked up digitizing mostly by trial and error, as the instructions for my software package are... let's just say "poorly written and even less well translated". :-} I did a great thistle for some items I donated a year ago: of the page. I bought that package at emblibrary.com digitized the large Celtic knot on the tote and the small knot on the napkins, the other designs were ones I had in my collection. My granddaughter does Highland dance, so I collect Celtic designs and have a huge file of Celtic art for future projects.... :-)

I really like the "see-through" wings. It gives such a real look.

Wife and I did Scottish Country Dancing for 3-4 years and started a t-shirt logo for the club. We didn't know they already had a B&W one established and everybody wanted ours, in colour, which caused some friction in the club.... oooops! Basically "borrowed" the design and tweaked it some with some multi-colour feathers on the ends.

Haven't been involved in designs for a while, now. Too busy with other things and Win 7 doesn't like my software. Wife is sewing out gifts for a new club she participate in, in the next room right now. I am only a spectator for the last while.

Lots of cool Celtic designs out there!

For instance, I really wanted the print to show through the wings of this (purchased) dragonfly:

I digitized one of the dragonflies on this apron: order to make one on the center of the bib really standout. I used iridescent thread, although it does notphotograph very well.I have been machine embroidering for about 6 years, andpicked up digitizing mostly by trial and error, as theinstructions for my software package are... let's just say"poorly written and even less well translated". :-} I did a great thistle for some items I donated a year ago: of the page. I bought that package atemblibrary.com digitized the large Celtic knot on the tote and the smallknot on the napkins, the other designs were ones I had in mycollection. My granddaughter does Highland dance, so Icollect Celtic designs and have a huge file of Celtic artfor future projects.... :-)

Oops! ;-}

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is it such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

I follow business guidelines and standard format for email. You are beating you head against the wall.

I loved the way it turned out. The thread for the wings was clear and white iridescent, the body was deep purple iridescent. My daughter's favorite critter is dragonflies obviously, and the houndstooth was a small joke: Years ago I bought some B&W houndstooth wool yardage to make her a jacket. It is still ripening in my stash...

Oh aaarrgghhh!!! Yes, I have stepped on a few toes, too. Your solution was a nice political recovery.

I ordered a new Dell laptop for the embroidery machine specifically with Win XP Pro... paid an 'upgrade' price for the downgrade, if that makes sense. Right now I have my embroidery machine hooked up to a 10-year-old Gateway running XP, as it has serial ports, the Dell laptop only has USB and I found conflicts in transferring designs. However, I am about to donate the old Gateway and go back to using the Dell. My PSW 2.0a software is compatible with XP, and I found a work-around for the USB/Serial issue.

Well sure, but it's so fun to digitize!!! ;-)

But this isn't "business" or "e-mail", it's Usenet.

And it feels so good when I stop. ;-)

Very tired of scrolling to the bottom and then back searching for the first piece of text. Then wondering WTF posted this anyway as the attribution line is at the other end of the post. Bottom posting is a very poor format and very hard for people to follow. This is why business, emails and many Usenet groups are switching and new readers are attempting to enforce it.

Typically if it is bottom posted and more than one page it doesn't get read at all. Politely put, people harping on format are starting to get ignored by falling into bozobins as trolls being OCD in off-topic rants.

Yes, it feels good to stop...LOL

And it feels so good when I stop. ;-)

2----------------- John P. Bengi wrote: I follow business guidelines and standard format for email. You are beating you head against the wall.

Yes the connection port has been a problem and will get worse.

Our Brother ULT2000 machine runs on floppy disks and cartridges (yuk and double yuk) and I think there is only one (poor quality) company making 3.5" floppies anymore, let alone try to get a drive to work properly.

We went through this at work. Most of the industrial controllers we use for city control upgraded to serial ports a few years ago and they have now disappeared on laptops. We use old discarded machines to live, on location, and maintain this equipment, older than 4 years old. Expected lifetime of this stuff is usually about 30 years **SIGH**. USB was never used and skipped on serious equipment and now finally this stuff came out using Ethernet ports.

I am sure the next time we have to fall back on our old ULT2000 we will not be able to get the pattern into it. ("Honey! This floppy drive has rust on it!"; "OMG! the new MoBo has no port on it!"; "What does a 'floppy' look like again?") It makes a decent sewing machine at a horrible $3K++ price, though. I have a USB floppy drive still in the original box it came in though...LOL

Got rid of a industrial 10 needle machine with serial port and proprietary I/F a few years ago. Horrible machine in terms of today's "user friendliness". Talk about being a locked in slave in today's progressive tech world.

My wife uses a stand-alone bobbin winder, the Wrights SideWinder. Avoids a lot of problems, doesn't have to re-thread her sewing machines, and other benefits.

- Herb

I absolutely love my Wright's SideWinder. In the past, my least-liked part of sewing was filling the bobbin; now it is a pleasant experience.

Emily