I just developed a new problem: I am embroidering the same paisley design all around the bottom of a skirt and on about the 7th one, the thread starting making loops on the top. It is not lying flat in places. I checked the bobbin and reinserted it. Then I rethreaded the top, then changed the needle. Noneof these things helped. I am using spray adhesive, medium weight cut-away stabilizer of linen-look fabric (all synthetic, I think). I am using good thread (called Iris). Any ideas?
Kirsten
It sounds like there's a piece of thread/fluff/lint/etc around the bobbin case. Might not hurt to change the needle (yet again) but from a different packet as I've had a whole packet that were faulty.
Could be insufficient stabiliser but if you are using the same as on the previous 7 designs then I wouldn't think this to be your problem. Needle or piece of thread sounds more like the culprit!!
On second thoughts....has the spray adhesive gummed up your needle? There could be a glob of this somewhere too....I never use this product as it's not something I want gunking up my machine.
Floss the thread path while you are rethreading....cut a long length of thread, mostly I use serger thread, double it, tie several knots along the length of thread and floss the entire thread path in one go. UNwaxed dental floss is good too but most is waxed and this will gum up the tension discs.
Good luck......h> I just developed a new problem: I am embroidering the same paisley design
Kirsten, I don't recall what embroidery machine you selected, so I'm just throwing out ideas here, but if the design *was* stitching out ok and you're using the same fabric and stabilizer, sounds like a tension problem:
Check the upper thread path, and clean the tension disks if you can access them. Clean out any bits of fluff and/or thread.
Check your manual, clean out the bobbin case and all the bobbin area really well, and check to be sure your bobbin is inserted "right-way-around".
If you have manual tension controls (or even electronic) test with a looser top thread or tighter bobbin thread.
I really think that sometimes gremlins take up residence in embroidery machines.
HTH,
Beverly
Thanks Beverly, I do think it is a tension problem. The problem is I can't seem to get at the tension disks (who designs a machine like that?). I have the designer SE but I am using it so much I don't want to take it to the shop. We are going on vacation soon so I may turn it in there before I go. I did remove a small piece of broken thread from inside near the tension disks and it seemed to help some.
Kirsten
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