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Knit fabrics and my new Bernina

I've got a new Bernina and I lurve it - have already sewn a couple of woven fabric projects successfully but I was trying to mend a t-shirt and I just can't get it to sew knits.

I am using a ballpoint needle, and although if it was another needle from my collection I'd say maybe it was blunt, but I tried a couple of them and seriously I only ever do mending on knit fabrics - so they have been used about 3 times each for about 6 inches of sewing.

It skips stitches, and the bobbin starts to rattle and then the thread at the back gets all messed up. I am _sure_ I've threaded the bobbin right, and I swapped to a different bobbin in case it was coming loose or something.

Any ideas? With the overlock stitch on the Bernina I was hoping I could actually make knit garments...

thanks!

Katie

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Katie
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Sounds to me like the bobbin thread is not in the tension groove. But I don't know anything about your machine, check your manual and re-thread both the bobbin path and the needle path *from scratch*.

Also, even though you think it's almost new, replace the needle. You cannot see the microscopic damage to a needle point.

There is a good page here of hints and tips:

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HTH,

Beverly

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BEI Design

I have rethreaded the bobbin about five times - the needle path was already threaded from sewing something woven - but I can try rethreading that, I suppose. I am absolutely _sure_ I have the bobbin threaded correctly! That was my first thought.

I have tried a couple of needles and the skipping is so serious I didn't think it could really be this - I'm talking going in about one stitch in 10 i.e. skipping 9 out of 10... I will try and get some new needles too...

That looks good - will bookmark it.

I'm going to retry everything but I'm pretty sure I redid everything enough times that I'm wondering if it's something else I haven't thought of...

Katie

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Katie

I imagine the directions for sewing knits is in the manual...so you are following those directions and having problems, then? If so, I'd go to the dealer....

-Irene

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IMS

Any chance you've got the needle in backwards? (I won't tell you how I know that can make the stitches skip. ;-o )

More helps:

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What a worn out machine needle looks like:
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Kay

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Kay Lancaster

It is slightly possible I had that wrong - but now I have

Bought new needles Checked how to put them in in the manual Checked how to thread the bobbin Rethreaded the top thread

and it worked!

My guesses are on the placement of the needle or the actual needle itself... but I fixed it!

Thanks for the advice - and the good web links

Katie

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Katie

That's the link I was hunting for, thanks!

Beverly

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BEI Design

Glad it's working! Happy sewing!

-Irene

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IMS

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